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 Pecatonica had a population of 1,059 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pecatonica had a population of 2,065 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pecatonica, with the one closest to Pecatonica listed first.
- Seward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Egan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Egan is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wempletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Durand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- German Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Dakota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Leaf River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shirland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adeline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Afolkey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Baileyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kishwaukee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kishwaukee is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishwaukee
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ruby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ruby is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Genet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Genet is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genet
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Pecatonica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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