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 Mechanicsburg had a population of 426 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mechanicsburg had a population of 648 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanicsburg, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Buffalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Dawson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Buffalo Hart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Breckenridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Cornland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grove City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Illiopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spaulding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Niantic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Williamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
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 Mechanicsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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