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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ideal had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ideal, with the one closest to Ideal listed first.

  • Fair Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Daggett ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Daggett is located in Carroll County
  • Thomson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chadwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ustick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ustick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
    • Ustick is located in Whiteside County
  • White Pigeon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
    • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to White Pigeon
    • From Ideal to White Pigeon
  • Hickory Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Carroll
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Union Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Malvern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malvern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Malvern is located in Whiteside County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Malvern
    • From Ideal to Malvern
  • Elk River Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
    • Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Coleta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleta
    • Coleta is located in Whiteside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleta <3>
  • Almont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
    • Almont is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
  • Morrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <3>
  • Milledgeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lanark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Savanna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sabula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
    • Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <3>
  • Lyons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • East Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Clinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
    • East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Clinton
    • From Ideal to East Clinton
  • Hitt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
    • Hitt is located in Carroll County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hitt
    • From Ideal to Hitt
  • Elkhorn Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Teeds Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Andover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

The official website for Carroll County: visitcarrollcountyil.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Ideal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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