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 in 1895, Illinois Bend had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Illinois Bend, with the one closest to Illinois Bend listed first.
- Spanish Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Spanish Fort is located in Montague County
- Bonita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Marysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Cooke County
- Saint Jo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Jo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jo
- Saint Jo is located in Montague County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Jo <3>
- Nocona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocona
- Nocona is located in Montague County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocona <3>
- Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sivells Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
- Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County
- Muenster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muenster
- Muenster is located in Cooke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muenster <3>
- Dye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Belcherville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
- Belcherville is located in Montague County
- Montague
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Montague County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <3>
- Myra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Myra is located in Cooke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myra <3>
- Hardy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hardy is located in Montague County
- Lindsay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Lindsay is located in Cooke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <3>
- Forestburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Forestburg is located in Montague County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestburg <3>
- Hood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hood is located in Cooke County
- Gainesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Cooke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <3>
- Coesfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Salona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Salona is located in Montague County
- Rosston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Rosston is located in Cooke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosston <3>
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Era
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Era is located in Cooke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Era <3>
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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 Illinois Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |