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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>

While we didn't find Tower Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Tower Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Tower Heights listed first.

  • Virden
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Auburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Auburn is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
  • Lowder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Girard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Thomasville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Thomasville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Divernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Divernon is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Divernon <2>
  • Pawnee Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawnee Junction is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
  • Nilwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Farmersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • McVey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • McVey is located in Macoupin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVey
  • Glenarm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • Chatham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Chatham is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <2>
  • Waverly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rohrer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rohrer is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
  • Modesto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Waggoner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Loami
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Loami is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loami <2>
  • Pawnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawnee is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,646 people
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  • Maxwell ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxwell was located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Zenobia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Zenobia is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
  • Palmyra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Anderson is located in Macoupin County
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  • Atwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cotton Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Hill is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill

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