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

  • Baker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Baker is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Prairie Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
  • Wedron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blakes is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
  • Serena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Earlville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Northville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Northville is located in La Salle County
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  • Triumph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dayton is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Danway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Danway is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
  • Radley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Radley is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
  • Norway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Norway is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Meriden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Meriden is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Ottawa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <2>
  • Somonauk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rollo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rollo is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
  • Troy Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • South Ottawa ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
  • Hitt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hitt is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
  • Newark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Millington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Paw Paw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mendota
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Harding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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