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>
While we didn't find East Brooklyn in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of East Brooklyn. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to East Brooklyn listed first.
- Mazonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mazonia is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Gardner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Braceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Essex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centerville was located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Reddick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braidwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Custer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dwight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mazon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bonfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ritchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Goodrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Cabery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Herscher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wauponsee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wauponsee is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Sunbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Emington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blodgett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Divine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Divine is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
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 East Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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