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 Watkins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watkins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Empire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Farmer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weedman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
- Sabina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sabina is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Kumler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fullerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Le Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Solomon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Solomon is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
- Laurette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Osman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Osman is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- De Land
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arrowsmith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birkbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Padua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Padua is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Saybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Dickerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dickerson is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Holder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holder is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Downs
(13 miles [20.9 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 Watkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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