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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 Palermo had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hildreth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hildreth is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
  • Archie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hume
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sidell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Allerton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Metcalf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hughes is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Broadlands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Melwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Melwood is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melwood
  • Mortimer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mortimer is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
  • Indianola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherry Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Point is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
  • Brocton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Garland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Garland is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Murdock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chrisman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodyard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodyard is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
  • Fairland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairland is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Homer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Homer is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
  • Edgar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgar is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Ridge Farm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Vermilion Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fairmount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Horace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Horace is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace

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