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 Freedom Centre in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Freedom Centre. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Freedom Centre listed first.
- Prairie Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Center is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Former name for Prairie Center:
- Prairie Centre
- Wedron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blakes is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Earlville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Serena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Triumph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ottawa is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <2>
- Meriden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meriden is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Ottawa was located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Danway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Danway is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Northville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northville is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hitt is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norway is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Dimmick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dimmick is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
- La Salle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rollo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rollo is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
- Somonauk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Freedom Centre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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