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 Motor Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Motor Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Motor Heights listed first.
- Kishwaukee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kishwaukee is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishwaukee
- New Millford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Millford is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Greendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Stillman Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holcomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Monroe Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruby is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Lindenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wempletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Genet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Genet is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genet
- Seward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Myrtle is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Kings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kings is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Irene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Irene is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Harlem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Pecatonica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Egan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Egan is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Leaf River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Esmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Motor Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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