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 Providence had a population of 127 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Tiskilwa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Wyanet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Whitefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitefield is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Neponset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bureau Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <2>
- Waldron ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Castleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manlius
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Putnam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Modena is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hennepin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Pue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Malden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Florid is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
- Hollowayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Limerick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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