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 Lowell had a population of 77 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lowell, with the one closest to Lowell listed first.
- Vermilionville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Ticona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ticona is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
- Tonica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Leonore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oglesby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farm Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Wilsman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsman is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lostant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <2>
- La Salle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Palatine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Kangley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Richards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richards is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ottawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Streator
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wenona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Otter ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
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 Lowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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