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, Blakes had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blakes, with the one closest to Blakes listed first.
- Wedron
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Serena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Danway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Danway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
- Norway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Norway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Northville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stavanger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nettle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somonauk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Earlville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marseilles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
- Triumph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Blakes, 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. |