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

  • Grayslake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gurnee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gurnee is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <2>
  • Hainesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Libertyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rollins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rollins is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
  • Fremont Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fremont Center is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
    • Former name for Fremont Center:
    • Fremont Centre
  • Ivanhoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivanhoe is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Rockefeller
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rockefeller is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockefeller
  • Millburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Millburn is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
  • Fort Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Hill is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hill
  • Wadsworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Villa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Villa is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
  • Diamond Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Diamond Lake is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
  • Leithton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Leithton is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithton
  • Rondout
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rondout is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondout
  • Volo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Volo is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volo <2>
  • Gilmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gilmer is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Waukegan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rosecrans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rosecrans is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
  • Loon Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Loon Lake is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
  • Wauconda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grass Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grass Lake is also located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Long Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Half Day
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Half Day is also located in Lake County
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  • Lake Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Russell is also located in Lake County
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  • Fox Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Idlewild, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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