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 Malta had a population of 461 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Malta had a population of 1,161 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Malta, with the one closest to Malta listed first.
- De Kalb
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clare
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Esmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rochelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shabbona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waterman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lindenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shabbona Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monroe Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kings is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Flagg Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richardson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richardson is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Genoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colvin Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colvin Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Park
- Flagg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hinckley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charter Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holcomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
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 Malta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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