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 Minooka had a population of 360 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Minooka had a population of 11,456 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Minooka, with the one closest to Minooka listed first.
- Channahon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
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- Divine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
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- Millsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
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- White Willow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Willow is located in Kendall County
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- Blodgett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
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- Drummond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drummond is located in Will County
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- Lorenzo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
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- Plattville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Caton Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caton Farm is located in Will County
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- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Coal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Joliet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coynes is located in Will County
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- Braidwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Will County
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- Plainfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
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- East Joliet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
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- Symerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Symerton is located in Will County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Normantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Normantown 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 Minooka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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