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 Cambridge had a population of 940 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cambridge had a population of 2,051 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
- Ulah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ulah is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
- Osco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Andover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bishop Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nekoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nekoma is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Geneseo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Altona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Green River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Briar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Swedona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Swedona is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
- New Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kewanee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Osborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Osborn is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Oneida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ontario
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Annawan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Cliff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cable
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cable is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
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 Cambridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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