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 Donovan had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Donovan had a population of 279 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Donovan, with the one closest to Donovan listed first.
- Iroquois
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eastburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eastburn is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastburn
- Papineau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Watseka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Effner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Effner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Effner is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Morocco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Kentland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Anne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raub
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Hopkins Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <2>
- L'Erable
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
- Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crescent City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Koster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Koster is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
- Foresman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Foresman is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Schwer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Earl Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Mount Ayr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Chebanse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashkum
(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 Donovan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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