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 Petersburg had a population of 2,342 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Petersburg had a population of 2,207 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburg, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Hill Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Top is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Tice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tice is located in Menard County
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- Curtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Atterberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Atterberry is located in Menard County
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- Tallula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
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- Oakford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cantrall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Fancy Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
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- Prentice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradfordton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teheran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Conover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
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 Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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