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 in 1895, Paradise had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Paradise, with the one closest to Paradise listed first.
- Etna
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Sexson Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Gays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mattoon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Lerna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trowbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Johnstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Strasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Janesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loxa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loxa is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxa
- Bradbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Allenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Cooks Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Herborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herborn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
- Roslyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Sigel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stewardson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
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 Paradise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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