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 Rantoul had a population of 1,074 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rantoul had a population of 12,305 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rantoul, with the one closest to Rantoul listed first.
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect is also located in Champaign County
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- Thomasboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dillsburg is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
- Tomlinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tomlinson is also located in Champaign County
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- Ludlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flatville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flatville is also located in Champaign County
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- Gifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dewey
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Sellers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sellers is also located in Champaign County
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- Penfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fisher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fisher is also located in Champaign County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
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- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
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- Elliott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rising
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rising is also located in Champaign County
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- Champaign
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mayview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mayview is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Mahomet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarence is located in Ford County
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- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Dickerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dickerson is also located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
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 Rantoul, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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