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 Paw Paw had a population of 850 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Paw Paw had a population of 832 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Paw Paw, with the one closest to Paw Paw listed first.
- Radley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rollo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rollo is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
- Compton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Earlville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shabbona Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shabbona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meriden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- West Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mendota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sublette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Triumph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Somonauk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Franks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lee Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rochelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Troy Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Northville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Flagg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Paw Paw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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