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 Morris had a population of 3,653 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Morris had a population of 15,162 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Morris, with the one closest to Morris listed first.
- Sand Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Divine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
- Wauponsee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Willow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Willow is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
- Mazon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Channahon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minooka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Stavanger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blodgett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Braceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braidwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drummond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drummond is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Gardner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mazonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mazonia is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Marseilles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsdale
- Newark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Danway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Danway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
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 Morris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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