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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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
  • Otto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Exline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
    • Exline is located in Kankakee County
  • Saint George
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Irwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anne
    • Saint Anne is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anne <3>
  • Koster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
    • Koster is located in Kankakee County
  • Momence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
    • Momence is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <3>
  • Deselm
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deselm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
    • Deselm is located in Kankakee County
  • Bonfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Goodrich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Goodrich
    • From Kankakee to Goodrich
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
    • Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
    • 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 <3>
  • Grant Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
    • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • L'Erable
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Erable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
    • L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to L'Erable
    • From Kankakee to L'Erable
  • Union Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Martinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinton
    • Martinton is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinton <3>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
    • Ritchie is located in Will County
  • Sollitt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sollitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
    • Sollitt is located in Kankakee County
  • Custer Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
    • Custer Park is located in Will County

The official website for Kankakee: www.ci.kankakee.il.us/

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

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 Kankakee, 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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