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 Amboy had a population of 2,257 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Amboy had a population of 2,287 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Amboy, with the one closest to Amboy listed first.
- Walton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Eldena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nachusa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sublette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harmon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grand Detour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ohio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Van Orin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- La Moille
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Compton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prairieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Woosung
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kasbeer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Limerick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Flagg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Rock Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Daysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Daysville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 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 Amboy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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