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

  • Washburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Low Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Low Point is located in Woodford County
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  • La Rose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cazenovia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cazenovia is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  • Lacon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacon is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
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  • Chillicothe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Varna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Metamora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Toluca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Henry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Henry is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <2>
  • Roanoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Benson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Magnolia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mossville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cruger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cruger is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
  • Minonk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rutland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Wenona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Edelstein
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Putnam
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Eureka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Whitefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitefield is located in Bureau County
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  • Lawn Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
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  • West Hallock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • West Hallock is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock

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