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>
Centerville itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 673 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Coal City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Braceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mazonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mazonia is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Braidwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mazon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Essex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Divine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Divine is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
- Custer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Ritchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Blodgett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wauponsee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wauponsee is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reddick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Drummond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drummond is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Channahon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Symerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Symerton is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Elwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Centerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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