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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 Bridgeview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bridgeview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bridgeview listed first.

  • Worth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Lawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Willow Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Greenwood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Greenwood
  • Evergreen Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elsdon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elsdon is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsdon
  • La Grange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Forest Hill is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
  • Chicago Lawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chicago Lawn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Lawn
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendale is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • LaVergne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • LaVergne is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaVergne
  • Western Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sag Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge
  • Morgan Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Park
  • Beverly Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Beverly Hills is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
  • Brainerd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brainerd is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
  • South Englewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • South Englewood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Englewood
  • South Lynn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • South Lynn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lynn
  • Brighton Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brighton Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Park
  • Corwith
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Corwith is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwith
  • Clyde
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clyde is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Berwyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Fullersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
  • Hinsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Bridgeview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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