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 Deselm had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Deselm, with the one closest to Deselm listed first.
- Symerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Symerton is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Ritchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Bonfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wallingford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Custer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Goodrich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Kankakee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Essex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Peotone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Exline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Exline is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Elwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manhattan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Braidwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Blodgett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Lorenzo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Diamond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Herscher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drummond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drummond is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Coal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Braceville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Deselm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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