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>
While we didn't find Lake of the Woods in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake of the Woods. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake of the Woods listed first.
- Minooka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsdale
- Channahon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caton Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Caton Farm is located in Will County
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- Drummond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Drummond is located in Will County
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- Joliet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coynes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coynes is located in Will County
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- Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
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- Blodgett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
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- Elwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Divine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
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- East Joliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
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- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Will County
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- Lorenzo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
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- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plattville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- White Willow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Willow is located in Kendall County
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- Lockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Normantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Normantown is located in Will County
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- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Manhattan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brisbane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brisbane is located in Will County
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- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Steele is located in Will County
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- New Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Romeo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Romeo is located in Will County
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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 of the Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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