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 Peoria had a population of 123 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.
- Imes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rantoul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Le Loup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- O'Brien
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- O'Brien is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osawatomie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Richter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Homewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centropolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ransomville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scipio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greeley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beagle is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Hillsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clearfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Worden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Peoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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