Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mattoon had a population of 6,833 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mattoon had a population of 17,513 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mattoon, with the one closest to Mattoon listed first.
- Loxa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Loxa is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
- Coles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Lerna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sexson Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Neoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bradbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trowbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bushton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sullivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Strasburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Arthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Toledo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Filson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mattoon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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