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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 in 1895, Gretna had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gretna, with the one closest to Gretna listed first.

  • Wheaton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cloverdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
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  • Glen Ellyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lombard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bloomingdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • South Addison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Addison is located in DuPage County
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  • Addison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ingalton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ingalton is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
  • Warrenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lisle is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,153 people
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  • Ontarioville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ontarioville is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontarioville
  • Itasca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roselle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bartlett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Warrenhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Warrenhurst is located in DuPage County
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  • Downers Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Utopia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Utopia is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
  • South Elmhurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
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  • Elmhurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wayne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Naperville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bensenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Grove Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Spaulding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spaulding is located in Cook County
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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 Gretna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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