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 Saunders in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Saunders. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Saunders listed first.
- Lanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Illiopolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Niantic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cornland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Hart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grove City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barclay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Berry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Breckenridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Spaulding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wyckles is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
- Warrensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Saunders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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