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)
- Wilsman is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
- Leonore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vermilionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Kangley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Richards
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richards is located in La Salle County
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- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Hitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Otter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
- Ticona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ticona is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
- Streator
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Tonica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lostant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <2>
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Coalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oglesby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kernan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Reading
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- La Salle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ancona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smithdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithdale is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Missal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Marseilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
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. |
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