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 Towanda had a population of 402 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Towanda had a population of 461 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Towanda, with the one closest to Towanda listed first.
- Barnes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barnes is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Normal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brokaw is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Yuton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yuton is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holder is also located in McLean County
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- Cooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kappa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Twin Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Grove is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Hendrix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hendrix is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Gillum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gillum is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Padua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Padua is also located in McLean County
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- Downs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Covell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Covell is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covell
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Randolph is also located in McLean County
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- El Paso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meadows is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
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 Towanda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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