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 Plainfield had a population of 852 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Plainfield had a population of 44,542 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Plainfield, with the one closest to Plainfield listed first.
- Walker
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Normantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caton Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caton Farm is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton Farm
- Coynes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coynes is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coynes
- Romeo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Oswego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frontenac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frontenac is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
- Joliet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Joliet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Naperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Lemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Minooka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Warrenhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warrenhurst is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenhurst
- White Willow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Willow is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
- Millsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsdale
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Lisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pavillion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pavillion is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
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 Plainfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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