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 Reed Crossing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Reed Crossing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Reed Crossing listed first.
- Grand Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Farm Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Ottawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Otter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Wilsman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsman is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
- Marseilles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vermilionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Leonore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kangley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Streator
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kernan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Ticona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ticona is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
- Seneca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
- Wedron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tonica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coalville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Missal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Ransom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Reed Crossing, 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. |