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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 in 1895, Thomas had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thomas, with the one closest to Thomas listed first.

  • Yorktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Yorktown is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Hooppole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Bedford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mineral
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Manlius
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tampico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Annawan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Deer Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Atkinson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheffield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Walnut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Prophetstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Neponset
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Buda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyndon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Denrock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Denrock is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
  • Pratt ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pratt is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
  • Wyanet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
  • Sands
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sands is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
  • Geneseo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Como
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Como is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Limerick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Limerick is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Kasbeer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ohio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Thomas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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