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 Ashkum had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ashkum had a population of 683 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashkum, with the one closest to Ashkum listed first.
- Danforth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- L'Erable
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
- Gilman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crescent City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chebanse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- La Hogue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
- Onarga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Martinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Otto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Watseka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Papineau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piper City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Del Rey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
- Herscher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Anne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cabery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kempton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thawville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodrich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Woodworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Beaverville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Buckingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cullom
(16 miles [25.7 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 Ashkum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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