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 Farm Ridge had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Farm Ridge, with the one closest to Farm Ridge listed first.
- Wilsman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Leonore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonore
- Leonore is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonore <3>
- Grand Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge
- Grand Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ridge <3>
- Vermilionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Kangley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Richards
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Otter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Ticona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Streator
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
- Streator is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <3>
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Tonica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonica
- Tonica is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonica <3>
- Lostant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <3>
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Coalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <3>
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <3>
- Oglesby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Oglesby is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <3>
- Kernan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Reading
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - La Salle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- La Salle is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <3>
- Ancona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancona
- Ancona is located in Livingston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ancona <3>
- Smithdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Missal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Marseilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Marseilles is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <3>
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Farm Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |