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 Cortland had a population of 313 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Cortland had a population of 4,393 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cortland, with the one closest to Cortland listed first.
- De Kalb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- Richardson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Malta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hinckley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kaneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lily Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lily Lake is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Charter Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shabbona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Franks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Little Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Bald Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bald Mound is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Mound
- Wasco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plato Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Plato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 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 Cortland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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