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 Pekin had a population of 6,347 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pekin had a population of 31,808 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pekin, with the one closest to Pekin listed first.
- Hollis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Orchard Mines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Mines is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mines
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hawley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Stoehrs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bartonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Groveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wesley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kickapoo is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dillon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glasford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Peoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Pottstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crandall ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanna City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manito
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Pekin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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