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, Bolton had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bolton, with the one closest to Bolton listed first.
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eleroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Kittredge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kittredge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Loran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forreston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- German Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brookville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McConnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adeline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Ridott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haldane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dakota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waddams Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waddams Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove
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 Bolton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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