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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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Champaign County
  • Thomasboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasboro
    • Thomasboro is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasboro <3>
  • Dillsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
    • Dillsburg is located in Champaign County
  • Tomlinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomlinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson
    • Tomlinson is located in Champaign County
  • Flatville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
    • Flatville is located in Champaign County
  • Gifford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
    • Gifford is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <3>
  • Ludlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Ludlow is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <3>
  • Dewey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <3>
  • Leverett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leverett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
    • Leverett is located in Champaign County
  • Sellers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
    • Sellers is located in Champaign County
  • Penfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fisher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <3>
  • Paxton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Paxton is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <3>
  • Royal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <3>
  • Elliott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rising
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
    • Rising is located in Champaign County
  • Champaign
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mayview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
    • Mayview is located in Champaign County
  • Mahomet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
    • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <3>
  • Saint Joseph
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Vermilion County
  • Armstrong
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Clarence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
    • Clarence is located in Ford County
  • Proctor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Proctor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Ford County
  • Dickerson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
    • Dickerson is located in Champaign County

The official website for Rantoul: www.village.rantoul.il.us/

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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