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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 Evans in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Evans. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Evans listed first.

  • Toluca
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wenona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rutland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leeds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Varna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • La Rose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lostant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Garfield is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Dana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dana is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <2>
  • Minonk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Palatine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
  • Long Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Washburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Benson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ancona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wilsman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilsman is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
  • Leonore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tonica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Reading
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Reading is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Coalville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ticona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ticona is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
  • Kangley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Low Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Low Point is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
  • Streator
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lowell is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lacon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lacon is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <2>

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 Evans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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