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 Prairie Center had a population of 136 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Center, with the one closest to Prairie Center listed first.
- Triumph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Troy Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wedron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Earlville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meriden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meriden is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Dimmick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dimmick is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
- Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- La Salle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Serena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mendota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Radley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Danway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Danway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
- Leland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Norway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Norway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Northville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
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 Prairie Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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