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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 Peterstown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Peterstown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Peterstown listed first.

  • Dimmick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dimmick is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
  • Troy Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mendota
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Triumph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Meriden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Meriden is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • La Moille
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ladd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ladd is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <2>
  • La Salle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sublette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollowayville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Seatonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peru
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
  • Prairie Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
  • Van Orin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Malden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Utica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Brooklyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Earlville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Compton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Greenoak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
  • De Pue
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Oglesby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Radley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Radley is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley

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 Peterstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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