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 in 1895, Penrose had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Penrose, with the one closest to Penrose listed first.
- Prairieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Hazelhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woosung
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coleta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Rock Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Galt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Polo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Como
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Como is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Elkhorn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stratford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Round Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Harmon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Grand Detour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maryland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haldane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 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 Penrose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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