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 Philo had a population of 491 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Philo had a population of 1,378 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
- Tolono
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mira
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mira is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
- Savoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pesotum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Villa Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Fairland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
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- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sadorus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Broadlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hayes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Staley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Staley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- West Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Ridge is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge
- Sellers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sellers is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Leverett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leverett is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Allerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rising
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rising is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
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 Philo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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