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 Eldena had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Eldena, with the one closest to Eldena listed first.
- Amboy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Nachusa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lee Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Detour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ashton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woosung
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Sublette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ohio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Van Orin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Daysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Daysville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Penrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penrose is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
- Stratford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Flagg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Honey Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Walnut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- La Moille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Compton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Polo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Eldena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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