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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>
While we didn't find Amherst in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Amherst. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
- Barrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Zurich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Palatine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- Wauconda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aptakisic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aptakisic is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
- Prairie View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Diamond Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Half Day
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Half Day is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
- Leithton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leithton is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithton
- Rockefeller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockefeller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockefeller
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Schaumburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wheeling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fremont Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fremont Center is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
- Carpentersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Algonquin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- North Northfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Northfield is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Northfield
- Fort Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Barreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
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 Amherst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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