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 Prophetstown had a population of 694 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Prophetstown had a population of 1,919 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prophetstown, with the one closest to Prophetstown listed first.
- Denrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denrock is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Lyndon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt was located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Sands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Fenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Erie is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
- Yorktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tampico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Round Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Round Grove is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Morrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hooppole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Como
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Como is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Union Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garden Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Plain is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
- Ustick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ustick is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
- Rock Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Pigeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Prophetstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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