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

  • Mendota
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sublette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Brooklyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • La Moille
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Meriden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Meriden is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Compton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Orin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Arlington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Triumph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dimmick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dimmick is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
  • Lee Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Paw Paw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Earlville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Radley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Radley is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
  • Amboy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenoak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
  • Ohio
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Malden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ladd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ladd is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <2>
  • Prairie Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
  • Rollo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rollo is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
  • Walton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Walton is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Kasbeer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Limerick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Limerick is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Dover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eldena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Henkel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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