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 Pontiac had a population of 2,784 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pontiac had a population of 11,176 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
- Rowe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowe is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Rooks Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rooks Creek is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
- McDowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Cayuga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Ocoya
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ocoya is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
- Lodemia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodemia is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
- Swygert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swygert is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Graymont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rugby is also located in Livingston County
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- Cornell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Chenoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eylar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eylar is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Odell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Odell is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <2>
- Fairbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flanagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Saunemin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scovel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scovel is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
- Blackstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Manville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manville is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nevada is also located in Livingston County
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- Budd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Budd is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Gridley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Missal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Missal is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Smithdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithdale is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Griswold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Griswold is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Emington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunbury is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Adams ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adams was located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Long Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Pontiac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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