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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ancona had a population of 273 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ancona, with the one closest to Ancona listed first.

  • Long Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Reading
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Reading is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Coalville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Manville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Manville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
  • Smithdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithdale is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
  • Streator
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Garfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Leeds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dana is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <2>
  • Missal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kangley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cornell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rutland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilsman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wilsman is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
  • Blackstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kernan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richards
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Richards is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
  • Wenona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Otter ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Otter is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
  • Flanagan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Leonore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Minonk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Graymont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rowe is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
  • Lostant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Farm Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge

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 Ancona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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