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 Lightsville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lightsville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lightsville listed first.
- Leaf River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Egan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Egan is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Myrtle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Adeline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adeline is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Mount Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- German Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maryland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Oregon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forreston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haldane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haldane is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
- South Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Baileyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stratford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Ridott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stillman Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pecatonica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Daysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Daysville is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Honey Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harper is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Kishwaukee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kishwaukee is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishwaukee
- Polo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookville is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- White Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is also located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Freeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Lightsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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