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 in 1895, Prospect had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prospect, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Tomlinson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tomlinson is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
- Rantoul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dewey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomasboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ludlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dillsburg is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
- Fisher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leverett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leverett is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Flatville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sellers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Gifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foosland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dickerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dickerson is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Rising
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rising is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
- Mahomet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harpster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Osman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Osman is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Blue Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Champaign
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Guthrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Penfield
(14 miles [22.5 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 Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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