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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 Southern View in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Southern View. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Southern View listed first.

  • Springfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Woodside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodside is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Cotton Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Hill is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Ridgely
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ridgely is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Chatham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chatham is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
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  • Rochester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bradfordton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradfordton is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Curran
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Curran is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Glenarm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • New City is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Riverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverton is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
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  • Spaulding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spaulding is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Sherman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sherman is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <2>
  • Farmingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmingdale is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Pasfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pasfield is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Bates
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bates is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Berry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Berry is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Barclay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Barclay is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Loami
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Loami is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loami <2>
  • Pawnee Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pawnee Junction is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Pawnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pawnee is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <2>
  • Breckenridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Breckenridge is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburn is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
  • Dawson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawson is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
  • Salisbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Salisbury is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Cantrall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Richland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland

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