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 in 1895, Baker had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Baker, with the one closest to Baker listed first.
- Leland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Northville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Serena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Earlville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wedron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rollo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rollo is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
- Somonauk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Radley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Danway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Danway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
- Millington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Triumph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Shabbona Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Franks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Paw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ottawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stavanger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Baker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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