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 Grand Detour had a population of 253 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grand Detour, with the one closest to Grand Detour listed first.
- Nachusa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woosung
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Daysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daysville is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Eldena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stratford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stratford is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Oregon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Polo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Amboy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Lee Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flagg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flagg is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Maryland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maryland is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Penrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Penrose is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
- Harmon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haldane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haldane is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
- Hazelhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Flagg Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flagg Center is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
- Leaf River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
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 Grand Detour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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