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 Gessie had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gessie, with the one closest to Gessie listed first.
- Rileysburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perrysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grape Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Covington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coal Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vandercook is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <2>
- State Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eugene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cayuga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Layton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silverwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Silverwood is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Cates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cates is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Johnsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- West Newell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- Hillery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Humrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Humrick is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humrick
- Marshfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marshfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Catlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <2>
- Harveysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Veedersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
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 Gessie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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