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 Paxton had a population of 182 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Paxton, with the one closest to Paxton listed first.
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farnsworth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Dugger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cass is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Richwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Merom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverton is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Oaktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Greene County
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- Shelburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson Hill is also located in Sullivan County
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- Freelandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Linton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is also located in Sullivan County
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- Heathsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Island City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Greene County
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- Hymera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hymera is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Busseron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
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- Sandborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Morea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morea is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morea
- Westphalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marco is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Jasonville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Paxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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