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 Mendota had a population of 3,542 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mendota had a population of 6,904 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mendota, with the one closest to Mendota listed first.
- Meriden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meriden is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Triumph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dimmick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dimmick is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
- Sublette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Moille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Earlville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Compton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Radley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Paw Paw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Orin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ladd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Salle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rollo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rollo is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
- Peru
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seatonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Greenoak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Malden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollowayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lee Center
(16 miles [25.7 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 Mendota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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