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 Kirkland had a population of 410 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kirkland had a population of 1,717 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colvin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colvin Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Park
- Esmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clare
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Irene is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Herbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Monroe Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reeds Crossing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
- Lindenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- Charter Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Cherry Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Perryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Garden Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Millford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Millford is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Davis Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holcomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Kings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kings is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Cortland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
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 Kirkland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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