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, Kernan had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kernan, with the one closest to Kernan listed first.
- Missal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Otter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
- Smithdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithdale is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Blackstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Streator
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richards
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richards is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Coalville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Budd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kangley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Adams ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Grand Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ancona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marseilles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nevada is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Farm Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Wilsman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilsman is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Sunbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leonore
(12 miles [19.3 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 Kernan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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