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 Little Rock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Little Rock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Little Rock listed first.
- Oglesby
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Oglesby is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <2>
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - La Salle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- La Salle is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <2>
- Utica
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
- Vermilionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Ticona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Tonica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonica
- Tonica is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonica <2>
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <2>
- Leonore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonore
- Leonore is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonore <2>
- Farm Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Dimmick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Hitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Ladd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Ladd is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <2>
- Troy Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Grove
- Troy Grove is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy Grove <2>
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Granville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <2>
- Mount Palatine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Ottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <2>
- Wilsman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Prairie Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairie Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Lostant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <2>
- Grand Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge
- Grand Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ridge <2>
- Triumph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triumph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
- Triumph is located in La Salle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Triumph <2>
- Seatonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seatonville
- Seatonville is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seatonville <2>
- De Pue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Little Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Little Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |