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 164 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.
- Raymond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Broadway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pottersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pharisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Claiborne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- East Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Liberty is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- North Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- North Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Greenfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
- Milford Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Byhalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Byhalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Magnetic Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Fountain Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Richwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbela
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arbela is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
- New Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Mingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Lake ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Lake is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Lake
- Watkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Ostrander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Zanesfield
(12 miles [19.3 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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