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 Ransom had a population of 338 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ransom had a population of 350 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ransom, with the one closest to Ransom listed first.
- Kernan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Budd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kinsman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Missal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
- Nevada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Sunbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smithdale is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marseilles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Streator
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Richards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richards is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
- Grand Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wauponsee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kangley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reading
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Cornell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Odell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mazon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Ransom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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