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 Hillcrest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hillcrest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hillcrest listed first.
- Flagg Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
- Rochelle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Flagg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Steward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lindenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holcomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Esmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monroe Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Davis Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stillman Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Clare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kishwaukee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kishwaukee is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishwaukee
- New Millford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Millford is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Byron
(15 miles [24.1 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 Hillcrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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