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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 Fox River Shores in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fox River Shores. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fox River Shores listed first.
- Barreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Wauconda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Terra Cotta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Volo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McHenry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Algonquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Zurich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fremont Center is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
- Fort Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Ridgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Barrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Johnsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hainesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carpentersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ringwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Rockefeller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockefeller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockefeller
- Grayslake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leithton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leithton is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithton
- Rollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rollins is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Fox Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Fox River Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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