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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>

While we didn't find Bradley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bradley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bradley listed first.

  • Kankakee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Exline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Exline is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
  • Saint George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint George is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Greenwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Otto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Otto is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Deselm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deselm is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
  • Koster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Koster is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
  • Momence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Irwin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Goodrich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
  • Chebanse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Anne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Peotone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bonfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hopkins Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • Hopkins Park has also been known as:
    • Hopkins Park village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <2>
  • Sollitt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sollitt is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
  • Ritchie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ritchie is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
  • Herscher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallingford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wallingford is located in Will County
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  • Papineau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Symerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Symerton is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Custer Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Custer Park is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
  • Union Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Clifton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sherburnville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville

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 Bradley, 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.