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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, 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Danway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
    • Danway is located in La Salle County
  • Norway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in La Salle County
  • Dayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sheridan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Baker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in La Salle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baker
    • From Blakes to Baker
  • Northville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
    • Northville is located in La Salle County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Newark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Millington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hitt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
    • Hitt is located in La Salle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hitt
    • From Blakes to Hitt
  • Somonauk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Earlville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Marseilles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
    • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <2>
  • Seneca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in La Salle County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triumph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Lisbon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lisbon
    • From Blakes to Lisbon
  • Millbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Sandwich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 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.
<3>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.
<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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