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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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grayslake had a population of 375 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grayslake had a population of 20,584 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grayslake, with the one closest to Grayslake listed first.
- Hainesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rollins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Fort Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
- Fremont Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont Center is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
- Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Lake Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Rockefeller
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockefeller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockefeller
- Libertyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Gurnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Volo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wauconda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- Diamond Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Loon Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Leithton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leithton is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithton
- Rondout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rondout is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondout
- Grass Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Wadsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosecrans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosecrans is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Fox Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Zurich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Long Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waukegan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Johnsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Grayslake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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