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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>

While we didn't find Milla in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Milla. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Milla listed first.

  • Wilsman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilsman is also located in La Salle County
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  • Leonore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Leonore is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonore <2>
  • Lostant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lostant is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Lostant has also been known as:
    • Lost Ant
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  • Garfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Garfield is also located in La Salle County
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  • Kangley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kangley is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Farm Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Farm Ridge is also located in La Salle County
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  • Ticona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ticona is also located in La Salle County
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  • Tonica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tonica is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonica <2>
  • Lowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lowell is also located in La Salle County
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  • Wenona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coalville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalville is located in Livingston County
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  • Streator
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Streator is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
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  • Leeds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Leeds is also located in La Salle County
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  • Reading
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Reading is located in Livingston County
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  • Richards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Richards is also located in La Salle County
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  • Vermilionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Vermilionville is also located in La Salle County
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  • Ancona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Palatine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
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  • Deer Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Deer Park is also located in La Salle County
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  • Long Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Otter was located in La Salle County
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  • Grand Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rutland is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <2>
  • Oglesby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oglesby is also located in La Salle County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
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  • Smithdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Smithdale is located in Livingston County
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  • Magnolia
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Milla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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