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 Gurnee had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gurnee had a population of 30,168 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gurnee, with the one closest to Gurnee listed first.
- Waukegan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wadsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grayslake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rosecrans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosecrans is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rondout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rondout is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondout
- Hainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rollins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Ivanhoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockefeller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockefeller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockefeller
- Lake Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Villa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fremont Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Leithton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leithton is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithton
- Fort Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loon Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Gilmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Half Day
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Half Day is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
- Volo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Long Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prairie View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grass Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
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 Gurnee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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