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 Sweet Water had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sweet Water, with the one closest to Sweet Water listed first.
- Greenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fancy Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tice is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cantrall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mason City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hill Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Top is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Williamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Loyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atterberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Atterberry is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry
- Teheran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Broadwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Burton View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burton View is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton View
- Tallula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Spaulding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Barclay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Natrona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
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 Sweet Water, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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