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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Putnam had a population of 800 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Putnam, with the one closest to Putnam listed first.

  • Henry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Whitefield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitefield is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
  • Florid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Florid is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
  • Hennepin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bureau Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tiskilwa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Milo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sparland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Granville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lacon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lacon is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <2>
  • Magnolia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • De Pue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Mount Palatine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
  • Providence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Varna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Seatonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollowayville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Bradford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Spring Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyanet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Castleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • La Rose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ladd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Malden
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Putnam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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