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 in 1895, German Valley had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, German Valley had a population of 417 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from German Valley, with the one closest to German Valley listed first.
- Egan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Baileyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adeline
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Ridott
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forreston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leaf River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pecatonica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haldane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dakota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bolton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brookville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Afolkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oregon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
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 German Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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