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 Central City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Central City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Central City listed first.
- Mazonia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mazonia is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Braceville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Centerville was located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Coal City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gardner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Braidwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Essex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Custer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Mazon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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
- Lorenzo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Reddick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ritchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Divine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Divine is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
- Union Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wauponsee
(11 miles [17.7 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)
- Sand Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Dwight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drummond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drummond is located in Will County
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- Channahon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bonfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Symerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Symerton is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
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 Central City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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