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 Clifton had a population of 474 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clifton had a population of 1,297 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Clifton, with the one closest to Clifton listed first.
- Ashkum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chebanse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- L'Erable
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Danforth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Otto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Martinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crescent City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Papineau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Herscher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Anne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Goodrich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- La Hogue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buckingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cabery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Onarga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watseka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kempton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bonfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Koster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Koster is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
- Union Hill
(16 miles [25.7 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 Clifton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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