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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>

While we didn't find Newtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Newtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Newtown listed first.

  • Glenburn
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oakwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Missionfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hillery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Snider
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Snider is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
  • Muncie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Higginsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
  • Fithian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Catlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <2>
  • Vandercook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
  • Vernal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernal is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
  • Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hope is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Fairmount
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <2>
  • Danville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Newell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Newell is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
  • Newell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Potomac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ogden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ogden is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <2>
  • Westville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bismarck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Henning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Royal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grape Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
  • Armstrong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rayville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rayville is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville

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 Newtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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