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 Gardner had a population of 1,094 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gardner had a population of 1,377 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
- Mazonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mazonia is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Braceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Reddick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Essex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mazon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braidwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Custer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Campus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ritchie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Wauponsee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Sunbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Buckingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Lorenzo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Divine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
- Kinsman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Cabery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herscher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodrich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Blodgett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
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 Gardner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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