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 Ballou in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ballou. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ballou listed first.
- Ritchie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Custer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Wilmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Symerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Symerton is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Deselm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deselm is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
- Braidwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Essex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenzo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blodgett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Elwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Braceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bonfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Drummond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drummond is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mazonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mazonia is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Wallingford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Union Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsdale
- Goodrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Manhattan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Channahon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Divine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
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 Ballou, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |