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 Paxton had a population of 2,187 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Paxton had a population of 4,117 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Paxton, with the one closest to Paxton listed first.
- Loda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ludlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarence is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Dillsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
- Elliott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rankin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buckley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tomlinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rantoul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guthrie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Dewey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cissna Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thawville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gibson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Thomasboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flatville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- East Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Del Rey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
- Garber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
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 Paxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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