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 Springfield had a population of 24,963 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Springfield had a population of 113,671 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Ridgely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradfordton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Curran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spaulding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Farmingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
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- New City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Barclay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
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- Pasfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glenarm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cantrall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Sangamon County
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- Dawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Loami
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Breckenridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Williamsville
(12 miles [19.3 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 Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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