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 Riverton had a population of 1,127 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Riverton had a population of 3,430 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Riverton, with the one closest to Riverton listed first.
- Spaulding
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Barclay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Dawson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Hart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
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- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
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- Cornland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cantrall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Lanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Bradfordton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Woodside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
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- Cotton Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Breckenridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- New City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
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- Bolivia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Elkhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
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 Riverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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