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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 Meriden had a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Meriden, with the one closest to Meriden listed first.

  • Mendota
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Triumph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Earlville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Radley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Radley is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
  • Troy Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Compton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
  • Paw Paw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dimmick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dimmick is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
  • Rollo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rollo is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
  • West Brooklyn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Baker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Baker is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Sublette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • La Moille
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Arlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • La Salle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Shabbona Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
  • Utica
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Shabbona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ladd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ladd is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <2>
  • Peru
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
  • Wedron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blakes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blakes is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
  • Serena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Northville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Northville is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
  • Lee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Van Orin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Meriden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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