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 Manhattan had a population of 257 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Manhattan had a population of 8,798 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Wallingford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer is located in Will County
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- Brisbane
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steele
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steele is located in Will County
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- Elwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Lenox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Symerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Joliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
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- Mokena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marley is located in Will County
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- Millsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
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- Drummond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drummond is located in Will County
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- Blodgett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Peotone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
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- Deselm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deselm is located in Kankakee County
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- Monee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Cook County
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- Ritchie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
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- Matteson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tinley Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coynes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coynes is located in Will County
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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 Manhattan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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