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, Ritchie had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Custer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Symerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Symerton is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Braidwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Essex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deselm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deselm is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
- Bonfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Braceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lorenzo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Mazonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mazonia is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Blodgett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Union Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goodrich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gardner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drummond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Drummond is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Wallingford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Millsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
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- Reddick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Manhattan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Divine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
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 Ritchie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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