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 South Pekin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South Pekin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South Pekin listed first.
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hawley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Stoehrs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orchard Mines is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mines
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dillon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollis is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Manito
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Groveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glasford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bartonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wesley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kickapoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kickapoo is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- San Jose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hopedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(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 South Pekin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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