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 Lake Forest had a population of 1,203 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lake Forest had a population of 19,379 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Forest, with the one closest to Lake Forest listed first.
- Lake Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rondout
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rondout is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondout
- Highland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Half Day
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Half Day is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ravinia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aptakisic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waukegan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leithton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leithton is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithton
- North Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Northfield is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Northfield
- Shermerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shermerville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shermerville
- Gurnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockefeller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockefeller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockefeller
- Diamond Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Long Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Grayslake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Lake Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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