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

  • Wasco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Youngsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Youngsdale is also located in Kane County
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  • Saint Charles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coleman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleman is also located in Kane County
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  • South Elgin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Elgin is also located in Kane County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
  • Geneva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Geneva is also located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,674 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
  • Clintonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clintonville is also located in Kane County
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  • Plato Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Udina
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Udina is also located in Kane County
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  • Lily Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lily Lake is also located in Kane County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
  • Elburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elburn is also located in Kane County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,098 people
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  • Wayne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elgin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin is also located in Kane County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,196 people
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  • Spaulding
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spaulding is located in Cook County
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  • Almora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Almora is also located in Kane County
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  • McQueen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • McQueen is also located in Kane County
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  • Bald Mound
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bald Mound is also located in Kane County
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  • Batavia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • North Plato
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Plato is also located in Kane County
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  • Pingree Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ingalton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingalton is located in DuPage County
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  • Bartlett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gilberts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • North Aurora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • North Aurora is also located in Kane County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
  • Kaneville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ontarioville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ontarioville is located in DuPage County
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  • Carpentersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Burlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Freeman is also located in Kane County
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  • Richardson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Richardson is also located in Kane County
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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 Ferson Creek Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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