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 Bonfield had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bonfield had a population of 352 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bonfield, with the one closest to Bonfield listed first.
- Goodrich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herscher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ritchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Custer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Essex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deselm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deselm is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
- Buckingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reddick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kankakee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Braidwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chebanse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Symerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Braceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mazonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mazonia is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Cabery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gardner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
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 Bonfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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