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 Handy in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Handy. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Talbot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ambia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Dunnington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dunnington is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnington
- Boswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cheneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Hoopeston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Pine Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Swanington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swanington is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanington
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Earl Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Hedrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Templeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Alvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <2>
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Lochiel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lochiel is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
- Raub
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
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 Handy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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