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

  • Marengo
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Marengo is also located in McHenry County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,377 people
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  • Coral
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coral is also located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
  • Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Union is also located in McHenry County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
  • Garden Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony is also located in McHenry County
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  • Reeds Crossing ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Reeds Crossing was located in Boone County
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  • Herbert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Herbert is located in Boone County
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  • Coyne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coyne is also located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne
  • Colvin Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Colvin Park is located in DeKalb County
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  • New Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
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  • Hampshire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodstock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartland is also located in McHenry County
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  • Chemung
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chemung is also located in McHenry County
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  • Genoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Huntley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntley is also located in McHenry County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,256 people
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  • Belvidere
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Charter Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
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  • Capron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Harvard is also located in McHenry County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
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  • Ridgefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ridgefield is also located in McHenry County
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  • Lawrence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lawrence is also located in McHenry County
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  • Poplar Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Irene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Irene is located in Boone County
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  • Burlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pingree Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Freeman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeman is located in Kane County
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  • Crystal Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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