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 Blue Island had a population of 2,521 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blue Island had a population of 22,616 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Island, with the one closest to Blue Island listed first.
- Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Greenwood is located in Cook County
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- Morgan Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan Park is located in Cook County
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- Kensington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kensington is located in Cook County
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- Roseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Washington Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Washington Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Beverly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beverly Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Evergreen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brainerd is located in Cook County
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- Berger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berger is located in Cook County
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- South Englewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Englewood is located in Cook County
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- Oak Lawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goeselville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goeselville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goeselville
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Thornton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton Junction is located in Cook County
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- South Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hegewisch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Park
- Worth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Burnham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grand Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
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- Brookline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Englewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Lynn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lynn
- Chicago Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Blue Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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