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 Rochester had a population of 380 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rochester had a population of 3,715 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
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- Breckenridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
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- Cotton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
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- New City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
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- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
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- Spaulding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Woodside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
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- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
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- Bolivia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
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- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenarm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
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- Buffalo Hart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
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- Bradfordton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
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- Grove City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
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- Curran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Pawnee Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pawnee Junction is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
- Sharpsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
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- Williamsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Rochester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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