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 Kent had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kent, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Yellow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Loran
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
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- Stockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eleroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waddams Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waddams Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Nora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
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- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Massbach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
- McConnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kittredge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kittredge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
- Shannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Lanark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Martintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martintown is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Mount Carroll
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Apple River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schapville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schapville
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Kent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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