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 Florence in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Florence. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Florence listed first.
- Baileyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- South Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forreston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kittredge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kittredge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
- German Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adeline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Eleroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Lanark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brookville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Haldane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haldane is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
- Maryland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Loran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Egan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Egan is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Dakota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
- Leaf River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <2>
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
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 Florence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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