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 Forreston had a population of 1,118 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Forreston had a population of 1,338 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forreston, with the one closest to Forreston listed first.
- Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Haldane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maryland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adeline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Baileyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brookville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- German Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Leaf River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Polo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Stratford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kittredge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kittredge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
- Elkhorn Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Hitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lanark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Forreston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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