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 Mount Zion had a population of 243 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Zion had a population of 5,762 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Hervey City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Long Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Turpin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Prairie Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
- Casner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Elwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dalton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sangamon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- La Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Wyckles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyckles is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
- Forsyth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cerro Gordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oreana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bearsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
- Harristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ullrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ullrich is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullrich
- Lintner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moweaqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
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 Mount Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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