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 in 1895, Kensington had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Roseland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Pullman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pullman is located in Cook County
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- Gano
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gano is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano
- Riverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Island is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,616 people
- Berger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berger is located in Cook County
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- Hegewisch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Stony Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Island is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Island
- Washington Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Morgan Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Park
- Burnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- Brainerd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brainerd is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Beverly Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Brookline
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auburn Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Park
- South Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calumet City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Englewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Englewood
- South Chicago
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Chicago is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago
- Cheltenham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- South Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Shore is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
- Grand Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Evergreen Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Greenwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Greenwood
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 Kensington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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