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>
While we didn't find Roby in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Roby. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Roby listed first.
- Bolivia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Breckenridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grove City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Mount Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Riverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Illiopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Spaulding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Cotton Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Buffalo Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Cornland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taylorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willeys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willeys is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeys
- Stonington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Niantic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Woodside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
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 Roby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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