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

  • Saint George
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Saint George is also located in Kankakee County
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  • Kankakee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kankakee is also located in Kankakee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
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  • Exline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Exline is also located in Kankakee County
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  • Greenwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwich is also located in Kankakee County
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  • Deselm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Deselm is also located in Kankakee County
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  • Momence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Momence is also located in Kankakee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
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  • Otto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Otto is also located in Kankakee County
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  • Peotone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bonfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Irwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Irwin is also located in Kankakee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Koster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Koster is also located in Kankakee County
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  • Grant Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Grant Park is also located in Kankakee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Goodrich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodrich is also located in Kankakee County
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  • Chebanse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Anne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallingford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wallingford is located in Will County
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  • Sollitt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sollitt is also located in Kankakee County
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  • Ritchie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ritchie is located in Will County
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  • Symerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Symerton is located in Will County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Custer Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Custer Park is located in Will County
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  • Herscher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Herscher is also located in Kankakee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
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  • Hopkins Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopkins Park is also located in Kankakee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
    • Hopkins Park has also been known as:
    • Hopkins Park village
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  • Union Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Papineau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherburnville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sherburnville is also located in Kankakee County
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  • Beecher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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