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 Osco had a population of 81 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Osco, with the one closest to Osco listed first.
- Andover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morristown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Lynn Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Sunny Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Ulah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ulah is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
- Briar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Swedona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swedona is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
- Green River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Geneseo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Alpha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Cliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cable
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cable is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Barstow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nekoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nekoma is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Osborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- New Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Bishop Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Joslin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
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 Osco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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