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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>

While we didn't find Sherrard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sherrard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sherrard listed first.

  • Cable
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cable is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Swedona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Swedona is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
  • Preemption
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Griffin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Griffin is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Lynn Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Orion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sunny Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Viola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Windsor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • New Windsor is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • Reynolds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Milan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Milan is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
  • Warner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Warner is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
  • Coal Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Taylor Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilchrist
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
  • Alpha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Andover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Osco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Morristown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Morristown is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Hamlet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hamlet is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Rock Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Briar Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
  • Moline
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Moline is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <2>
  • Carbon Cliff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Andalusia
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Sherrard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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