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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 Bailey Falls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bailey Falls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bailey Falls listed first.

  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deer Park is also located in La Salle County
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  • Oglesby
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Oglesby is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <2>
  • Lowell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell is also located in La Salle County
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  • Vermilionville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vermilionville is also located in La Salle County
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  • Ticona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ticona is also located in La Salle County
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  • Tonica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tonica is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonica <2>
  • Utica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • La Salle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • La Salle is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <2>
  • Peru
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
  • Leonore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Leonore is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
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  • Farm Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Farm Ridge is also located in La Salle County
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  • Spring Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Palatine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
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  • Lostant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lostant is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Lostant has also been known as:
    • Lost Ant
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  • Wilsman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilsman is also located in La Salle County
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  • Granville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hitt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hitt is also located in La Salle County
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  • Dimmick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dimmick is also located in La Salle County
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  • Grand Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • South Ottawa ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Ottawa was located in La Salle County
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  • Ottawa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ottawa is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
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  • Ladd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ladd is located in Bureau County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <2>
  • Florid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Florid is located in Putnam County
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  • Kangley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kangley is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Richards
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Richards is also located in La Salle County
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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 Bailey Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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