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 Coal City had a population of 1,672 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Coal City had a population of 5,351 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Coal City, with the one closest to Coal City listed first.
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Braceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Braidwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mazonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mazonia is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Lorenzo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Gardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mazon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Divine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
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- Essex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Custer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
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- Blodgett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
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- Sand Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
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- Ritchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
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- Channahon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drummond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drummond is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Minooka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wauponsee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reddick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Symerton
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsdale
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 Coal City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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