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 Elwood had a population of 243 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elwood had a population of 2,207 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
- Millsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
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- Drummond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drummond is located in Will County
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- Blodgett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Symerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manhattan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wallingford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Joliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Channahon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brisbane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Joliet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
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- Minooka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Divine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
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- Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Braidwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
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- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer is located in Will County
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- Steele
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Steele is located in Will County
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- New Lenox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coynes is located in Will County
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- Sand Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deselm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deselm is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
- Caton Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caton Farm is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton Farm
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 Elwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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