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 Dixon had a population of 5,161 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dixon had a population of 14,927 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dixon, with the one closest to Dixon listed first.
- Nachusa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grand Detour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woosung
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eldena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Amboy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Penrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Polo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stratford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daysville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hazelhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Galt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
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 Dixon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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