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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Greenview is located in Menard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <3>
  • Curtis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Curtis is located in Menard County
  • Athens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fancy Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Middletown is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
  • Tice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Tice is located in Menard County
  • Petersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cantrall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantrall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cantrall is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantrall <3>
  • Mason City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hill Top
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Top have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hill Top is located in Menard County
  • Williamsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Williamsville is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <3>
  • New Holland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • New Holland is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
  • Elkhart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Loyd
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Loyd is located in Menard County
  • Salisbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
  • Sherman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Atterberry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atterberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Atterberry is located in Menard County
  • Teheran
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
    • Teheran is located in Mason County
  • Broadwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
    • Broadwell is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Burton View
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton View
    • Burton View is located in Logan County
  • Tallula
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Easton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
  • Oakford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ridgely
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
  • Spaulding
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
    • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Barclay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barclay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Barclay is located in Sangamon County
  • Natrona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
    • Natrona is located in Mason County

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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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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