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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 in 1895, Risk had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Strawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn
    • Strawn is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawn <3>
  • Cropsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sibley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <3>
  • Fairbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatsworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <3>
  • Anchor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garber
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
    • Garber is located in Ford County
  • Melvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Melvin is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <3>
  • Guthrie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
    • Guthrie is located in Ford County
  • Charlotte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
  • Roberts
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Roberts is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <3>
  • Piper City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lodemia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodemia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
    • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
  • Weston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in McLean County
  • Colfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
  • Gibson City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
    • Gibson City is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
    • Gibson City has also been known as:
    • Gibson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <3>
  • McDowell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
    • McDowell is located in Livingston County
  • Elliott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Thawville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thawville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville
    • Thawville is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thawville <3>
  • Cullom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
    • Cullom is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <3>
  • Saunemin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Griswold
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
  • Scovel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scovel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
    • Scovel is located in Livingston County
  • Eylar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eylar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
    • Eylar is located in Livingston County
  • Rugby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
    • Rugby is located in Livingston County
  • Saybrook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
    • Saybrook is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <3>
  • Swygert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swygert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • Swygert is located in Livingston County
  • Ridgeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
  • La Hogue
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
    • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
  • Ocoya
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocoya have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
    • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
  • Chenoa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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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 Risk, 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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