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 in 1895, Richards had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richards, with the one closest to Richards listed first.
- Kangley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Otter ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
- Streator
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kernan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Farm Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Wilsman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilsman is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
- Coalville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Reading
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Smithdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithdale is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Missal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Leonore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ancona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Manville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Blackstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Marseilles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lostant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <2>
- Ottawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ticona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ticona is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
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 Richards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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