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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Orion had a population of 624 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Orion had a population of 1,776 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Orion, with the one closest to Orion listed first.

  • Sunny Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Warner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Warner is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
  • Lynn Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Morristown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Andover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Osco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Swedona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedona is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
  • Coal Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Briar Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cable
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cable is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Green River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Green River is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Griffin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Windsor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cambridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cleveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cleveland is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Carbon Cliff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Preemption
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Alpha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Barstow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Milan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Osborn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Osborn is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
  • Moline
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ulah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ulah is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
  • Geneseo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Viola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hampton is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>

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