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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 Rankin had a population of 314 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rankin had a population of 507 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rankin, with the one closest to Rankin listed first.

  • Clarence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clarence is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • East Lynn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cissna Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Blue Grass ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Claytonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickman is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
  • Goodwine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Armstrong
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Loda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Loda is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <2>
  • Paxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Penfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Buckley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gifford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Potomac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoopeston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wellington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ludlow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rossville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Dillsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Henning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Schwer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Schwer is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
  • Del Rey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
  • Milford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rayville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rayville is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
  • Cheneyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville

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 Rankin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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