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 in 1895, Emerson had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Emerson, with the one closest to Emerson listed first.
- Galt
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Como
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Como is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Round Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Sands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Coleta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Penrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penrose is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
- Malvern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- White Pigeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- Lyndon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Prophetstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tampico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harmon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Ustick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ustick is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
- Denrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Woosung
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Hitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hitt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
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 Emerson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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