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

  • Essex
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Braceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
    • Braceville is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <2>
  • Reddick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mazonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mazonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
    • Mazonia is located in Grundy County
  • Gardner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Gardner is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
  • Union Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Grundy County
  • Braidwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Coal City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Coal City is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <2>
  • Buckingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <2>
  • Custer Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
    • Custer Park is located in Will County
  • Campus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
    • Campus is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <2>
  • Bonfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Diamond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ritchie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
    • Ritchie is located in Will County
  • Dwight
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Dwight is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <2>
  • Herscher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodrich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
  • Mazon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cabery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
    • Cabery is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <2>
  • Wilmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
  • Lorenzo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenzo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
    • Lorenzo is located in Will County
  • Emington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emington
    • Emington is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emington <2>
  • Verona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sunbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
  • Kempton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Kempton is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempton <2>
  • Irwin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Deselm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deselm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
    • Deselm is located in Kankakee County
  • Symerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
    • Symerton is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Blodgett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blodgett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
    • Blodgett is located in Will County
  • Wauponsee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
    • Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
  • Divine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
    • Divine is located in Grundy County

The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Clarke City, 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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