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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 Polk in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Polk. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Polk listed first.
- Sollitt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sollitt is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
- Beecher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Grant Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Goodenow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Klaasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Klaasville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaasville
- Sherburnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Cedar Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peotone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Momence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Exline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Exline is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Orchard Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orchard Grove is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Dyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <2>
- Chicago Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Crown Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schererville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
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 Polk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
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