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 La Salle had a population of 9,855 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Salle had a population of 8,897 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from La Salle, with the one closest to La Salle listed first.
- Utica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peru
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
- Oglesby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dimmick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dimmick is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lowell is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Vermilionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vermilionville is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Troy Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ladd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tonica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ticona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ticona is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Center is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Former name for Prairie Center:
- Prairie Centre
- Triumph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seatonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farm Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farm Ridge is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hitt is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Ottawa was located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Ottawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is also located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <2>
- Mount Palatine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Leonore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- De Pue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
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 La Salle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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