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 Melvin had a population of 491 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Melvin had a population of 410 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melvin, with the one closest to Melvin listed first.
- Roberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Elliott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sibley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Gibson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
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- Loda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thawville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Risk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Risk is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chatsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cropsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Del Rey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Piper City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
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- Ludlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harpster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- La Hogue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
- Anchor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clarence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Onarga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saybrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foosland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dewey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tomlinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Charlotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
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 Melvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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