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>
Maxwell itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Maxwell, with the one closest to Maxwell listed first.
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loami
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bates is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Lowder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Rohrer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rohrer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Curran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pasfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Modesto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chatham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Virden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Scottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenarm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Sinclair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Girard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prentice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Divernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pawnee Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
- Bradfordton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Pleasant Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Maxwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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