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 Thayer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thayer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thayer listed first.
- Virden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lowder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Divernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thomasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Pawnee Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee Junction is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenarm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nilwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McVey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McVey is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVey
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Loami
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rohrer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rohrer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
- Zenobia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell was located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Modesto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waggoner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Bates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bates is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Curran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Curran is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Woodside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodside is also located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
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 Thayer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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