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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 Gorman in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gorman. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gorman listed first.

  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Centerville was located in Grundy County
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  • Coal City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mazon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mazon is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazon <2>
  • Mazonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mazonia is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
  • Braceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gardner is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
  • Diamond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Diamond is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <2>
  • Braidwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wauponsee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wauponsee is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
  • Verona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Verona is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <2>
  • Morris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Morris is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <2>
  • Lorenzo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorenzo is located in Will County
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  • Divine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Divine is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
  • Essex
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wilmington is located in Will County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
  • Sand Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sand Ridge is also located in Grundy County
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  • Custer Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Custer Park is located in Will County
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  • Blodgett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blodgett is located in Will County
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  • Channahon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kinsman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dwight
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dwight is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <2>
  • Reddick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ritchie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ritchie is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
  • Drummond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Drummond is located in Will County
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  • Minooka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Minooka is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minooka <2>

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 Gorman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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