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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 Rome had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Chillicothe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spring Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mossville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edelstein
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Hallock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
  • Alta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Akron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Akron is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Dunlap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Keller
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Metamora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cazenovia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cazenovia is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  • Low Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Low Point is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
  • Lawn Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
  • Lacon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacon is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <2>
  • Sparland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Orange Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Washburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • North Peoria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • North Peoria is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
  • Peoria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pottstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cruger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cruger is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
  • Stark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stark is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark

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 Rome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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