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 Palmyra in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Palmyra. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Prairieville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woosung
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Penrose is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harmon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nachusa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grand Detour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hazelhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Emerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Galt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stratford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Como
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Como is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Walton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Eagle Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Hitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coleta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Amboy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
- Brookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Franklin Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maryland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maryland is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Haldane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Haldane is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
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 Palmyra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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