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 Nelson had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nelson had a population of 156 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Prairieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Rock Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Penrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penrose is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Woosung
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Galt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Eldena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nachusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hazelhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Grand Detour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coleta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sands is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Deer Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amboy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Polo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Round Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Tampico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Milledgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Franklin Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stratford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Malvern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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