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 Poverty Row in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Poverty Row. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Poverty Row listed first.
- Grand Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
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- Brookline
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brookline is located in Cook County
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- Brookdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brookdale is located in Cook County
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- Park Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Park Manor is located in Cook County
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- Auburn Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Auburn Park is located in Cook County
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- South Shore
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Shore is located in Cook County
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- Parkside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Parkside is located in Cook County
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- Englewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Englewood is located in Cook County
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- South Englewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Englewood is located in Cook County
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- Cheltenham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Cook County
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- Hyde Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brainerd is located in Cook County
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- Stony Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Island is located in Cook County
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- South Chicago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Chicago is located in Cook County
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- Kenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Cook County
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- South Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Lynn is located in Cook County
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- Forest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Cook County
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- Beverly Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Hills is located in Cook County
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- Washington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Heights is located in Cook County
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- Roseland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Cook County
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- Pullman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pullman is located in Cook County
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- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Cook County
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- Douglas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Cook County
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- Chicago Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chicago Lawn is located in Cook County
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- Evergreen Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Park is located in Cook County
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- Kensington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kensington is located in Cook County
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- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Cook County
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- Brighton Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Park
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Cook County
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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 Poverty Row, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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