RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Illinois >> Stark County >> Osceola >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Illinois

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois





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 Osceola had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Elmira
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Elmira is located in Stark County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <3>
  • Modena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waldron ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Waldron is located in Stark County
  • Neponset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neponset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset
    • Neponset is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neponset <3>
  • Bradford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <3>
  • Saxon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
    • Saxon is located in Henry County
  • Castleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Stark County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton <3>
  • Kewanee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
    • Kewanee is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewanee <3>
  • Toulon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
    • Toulon is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toulon <3>
  • Buda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Buda is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <3>
  • Wyoming
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Milo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Milo is located in Bureau County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Milo
    • From Osceola to Milo
  • Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Bureau County
  • Sheffield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Sheffield is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <3>
  • La Fayette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fayette
    • La Fayette is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Fayette <3>
  • Mineral
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Galva
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Whitefield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
    • Whitefield is located in Bureau County
  • Annawan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annawan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawan
    • Annawan is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annawan <3>
  • Wyanet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyanet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanet
    • Wyanet is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyanet <3>
  • West Jersey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Jersey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
    • West Jersey is located in Stark County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Jersey
    • From Osceola to West Jersey
  • Duncan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Stark County
  • Stark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Stark County
  • Tiskilwa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiskilwa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiskilwa
    • Tiskilwa is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiskilwa <3>
  • Manlius
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bishop Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hill
    • Bishop Hill is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop Hill <3>

The official website for Stark County: www.stark-county.net/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Osceola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 24 Mar 2025