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 Osman had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Osman, with the one closest to Osman listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Dickerson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Laurette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Foosland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kumler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weedman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Proctor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Harpster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Mahomet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmer City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saybrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Dewey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sabina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Rising
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rising is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Tomlinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Gibson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <2>
- Empire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Lodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Arrowsmith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Osman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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