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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 Sigel had a population of 258 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sigel had a population of 351 people.

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

  • Trowbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Teutopolis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Roslyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
  • Neoga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kingman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingman is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Effingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Montrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Stewardson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shumway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Herborn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Herborn is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
  • Strasburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Funkhouser
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Etna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Etna is located in Coles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Sexson Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dieterich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Trilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Point is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
  • Jewett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Toledo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <2>
  • Paradise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Paradise is located in Coles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Mode
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dexter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Watson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gila
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gila is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Johnstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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