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 Strawn had a population of 233 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Strawn had a population of 92 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Strawn, with the one closest to Strawn listed first.
- Risk
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Risk is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
- Sibley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cropsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Melvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guthrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Guthrie is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Gibson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <2>
- Piper City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lodemia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lodemia is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Elliott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thawville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McDowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Saybrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saunemin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cullom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harpster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Proctor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Ridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- La Hogue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
- Scovel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Scovel is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
- Chenoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Strawn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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