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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 in 1895, Leeds had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Leeds, with the one closest to Leeds listed first.

  • Rutland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wenona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dana is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <2>
  • Garfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Garfield is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Long Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ancona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reading
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Reading is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Toluca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Minonk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Coalville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lostant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Streator
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kangley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilsman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wilsman is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
  • Flanagan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Manville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Manville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
  • Smithdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Smithdale is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
  • Leonore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Varna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • La Rose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Benson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Missal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Richards
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Richards is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards

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 Leeds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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