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 Lee had a population of 264 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lee had a population of 323 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
- Shabbona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Steward
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shabbona Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rollo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rollo is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
- Waterman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Radley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Malta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rochelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flagg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flagg Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Earlville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hinckley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cortland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Meriden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Kings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Clare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Esmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Lee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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