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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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <3>
  • Northville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
    • Northville is located in La Salle County
  • Serena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serena
    • Serena is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Serena <3>
  • Sheridan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <3>
  • Earlville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
    • Earlville is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <3>
  • Blakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blakes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
    • Blakes is located in La Salle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Blakes
    • From Baker to Blakes
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
    • Rollo is located in DeKalb County
  • Somonauk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Radley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Radley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
    • Radley is located in Lee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Radley
    • From Baker to Radley
  • Norway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in La Salle County
  • Danway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
    • Danway is located in La Salle County
  • Millington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Triumph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triumph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
    • Triumph is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Triumph <3>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
    • Meriden is located in La Salle County
  • Shabbona Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Newark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Kendall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Kendall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <3>
  • 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)
  • Waterman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
    • Waterman is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterman <3>

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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