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 Kankakee had a population of 9,025 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kankakee had a population of 25,668 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kankakee, with the one closest to Kankakee listed first.
- Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Exline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Exline is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Saint George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Chebanse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Anne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Koster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Koster is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
- Momence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deselm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deselm is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
- Bonfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodrich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Papineau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herscher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <2>
- Grant Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- L'Erable
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Union Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Martinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peotone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ritchie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Sollitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sollitt is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
- Custer Park
(16 miles [25.7 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 Kankakee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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