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 in 1895, Merna had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merna, with the one closest to Merna listed first.
- Fletcher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is also located in McLean County
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- Barnes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnes is also located in McLean County
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- Holder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holder is also located in McLean County
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- Padua
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Padua is also located in McLean County
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- Towanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brokaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw is also located in McLean County
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- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum is also located in McLean County
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- Downs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Normal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hendrix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix is also located in McLean County
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- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowsmith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is also located in McLean County
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- Le Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yuton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yuton is also located in McLean County
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- Twin Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Twin Grove is also located in McLean County
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- Shirley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sabina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sabina is also located in McLean County
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- Kappa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Covell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Covell is also located in McLean County
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- Gridley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Empire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is also located in McLean County
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- Anchor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meadows is also located in McLean County
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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 Merna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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