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 Speer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Speer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Speer listed first.
- Lawn Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
- Edelstein
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Hallock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Stark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stark is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Princeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Castleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chillicothe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monica is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Sparland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Modena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Modena is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Whitefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitefield is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Toulon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- West Jersey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Jersey is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
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 Speer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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