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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, Velma had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Owaneco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owaneco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owaneco
    • Owaneco is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owaneco <3>
  • Taylorville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Willeys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willeys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeys
    • Willeys is located in Christian County
  • Millersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Millersville is located in Christian County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millersville
    • From Velma to Millersville
  • Clarksdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stonington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Stonington is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <3>
  • Dunkel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
    • Dunkel is located in Christian County
  • Assumption
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sharpsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sharpsburg
    • From Velma to Sharpsburg
  • Palmer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <3>
  • Rosamond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosamond
    • Rosamond is located in Christian County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosamond <3>
  • Ohlman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Radford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Radford is located in Christian County
  • Pana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <3>
  • Edinburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrisonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Grove City is located in Christian County
  • Moweaqua
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
    • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <3>
  • Blue Mound
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
    • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <3>
  • Bolivia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Walker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Macon County
  • Zenobia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zenobia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
    • Zenobia is located in Christian County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Zenobia
    • From Velma to Zenobia
  • Oconee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tower Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
    • Tower Hill is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower Hill <3>
  • Henton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
    • Henton is located in Shelby County
  • Obed
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
    • Obed is located in Shelby County
  • Breckenridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
  • Mount Auburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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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 Velma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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