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 Spires in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Spires. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Spires listed first.
- Minonk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flanagan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graymont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Long Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- El Paso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gridley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Wenona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Ancona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Toluca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Secor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rooks Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
- Kappa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kappa is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Cornell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reading
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reading is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Chenoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocoya
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ocoya is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
- Rowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rowe is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Manville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Coalville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- La Rose
(15 miles [24.1 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 Spires, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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