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 Normal had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Normal, with the one closest to Normal listed first.
- Point Isabel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Point Isabel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Swayzee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herbst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Sims
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sims is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- West Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Phlox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phlox is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Hackleman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Jerome
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Rigdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Roseburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Sweetser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Greentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Guy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Windfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plevna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Curtisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amboy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Normal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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