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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 West Grand Place in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Grand Place. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Grand Place listed first.

  • Springfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Woodside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodside is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Ridgely
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgely is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Curran
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Curran is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Cotton Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotton Hill is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Bradfordton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradfordton is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Chatham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chatham is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,159 people
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  • Rochester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Riverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverton is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>
  • Farmingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmingdale is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Pasfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pasfield is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Bates
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bates is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Glenarm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New City is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Spaulding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spaulding is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Sherman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sherman is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <2>
  • Barclay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Barclay is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Salisbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Salisbury is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Loami
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Cantrall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Berry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Berry is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Richland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Pawnee Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pawnee Junction is also located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Junction
  • Breckenridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Breckenridge is also located in Sangamon County
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  • Dawson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawson is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
  • Berlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Berlin is also located in Sangamon County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people

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 West Grand Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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