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 Leaf River had a population of 239 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Leaf River had a population of 403 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Leaf River, with the one closest to Leaf River listed first.
- Myrtle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Egan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adeline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Mount Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- German Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maryland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forreston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Haldane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Daysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daysville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Baileyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stillman Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Ridott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pecatonica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Polo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kishwaukee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kishwaukee is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishwaukee
- Brookville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grand Detour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- White Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Davis Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Leaf River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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