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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 Varna had a population of 398 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Varna had a population of 342 people.

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

  • La Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Toluca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Magnolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Washburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wenona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lacon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lacon is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <2>
  • Rutland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lostant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Palatine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
  • Sparland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Low Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Low Point is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
  • Leeds
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Florid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Florid is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
  • Minonk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cazenovia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cazenovia is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  • Benson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Garfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Garfield is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Tonica
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Granville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Chillicothe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hennepin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Dana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dana is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <2>
  • Ticona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ticona is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona

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