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 Highland Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Highland Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Highland Town listed first.
- Verona
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mazon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kinsman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wauponsee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wauponsee is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Sunbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Dwight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adams was located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Nevada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nevada is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Budd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Gardner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seneca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
- Mazonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mazonia is also located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Braceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville was located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Marseilles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kernan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Odell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Missal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Reddick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otter ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Otter was located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
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 Highland Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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