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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>

While we didn't find Leonard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Leonard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Leonard listed first.

  • Crescent City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gilman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gilman is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,625 people
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  • Danforth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Onarga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Onarga is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
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  • Ashkum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ashkum is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <2>
  • Ridgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Del Rey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Del Rey is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Woodworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodworth is also located in Iroquois County
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  • La Hogue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • La Hogue is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Watseka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Watseka is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
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  • Schwer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Schwer is also located in Iroquois County
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  • L'Erable
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • L'Erable is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Thawville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clifton is also located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
  • Buckley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckley is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
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  • Piper City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cissna Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Claytonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Eastburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Eastburn is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Martinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodwine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Milford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Milford is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
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  • Hickman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickman is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Chebanse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Roberts
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Donovan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Donovan is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
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  • Papineau
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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