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 Compton had a population of 234 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Compton had a population of 279 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- West Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sublette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Radley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Mendota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rollo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rollo is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Earlville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shabbona Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
- Shabbona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triumph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flagg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Amboy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- La Moille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rochelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Franklin Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Van Orin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dimmick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dimmick is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
- Prairie Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Baker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flagg Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
- Eldena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Compton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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