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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 Big Rock had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Big Rock had a population of 1,121 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Rock, with the one closest to Big Rock listed first.

  • Little Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Hinckley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kaneville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Plano
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Plano is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
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  • Franks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Franks is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
  • Sandwich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yorkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bald Mound
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bald Mound is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Mound
  • Elburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Millbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fox is located in Kendall County
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  • Montgomery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North Aurora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Aurora is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
  • Somonauk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pavillion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pavillion is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
  • Oswego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aurora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Waterman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cortland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Batavia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lily Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lily Lake is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Millington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Geneva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wasco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richardson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Richardson is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson

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 Big Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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