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 Dayton had a population of 232 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dayton, with the one closest to Dayton listed first.
- Ottawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wedron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Danway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
- Serena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Marseilles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stavanger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seneca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
- Nettle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Farm Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Vermilionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Northville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Deer Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Richards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Otter ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
- Triumph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Salle
(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 Dayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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