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 River Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of River Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to River Forest listed first.
- Maywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- River Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Austin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Cook County
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- Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galewood is located in Cook County
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- Mont Clare
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mont Clare is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Berwyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
- Moreland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Cragin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
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- Dunning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunning is located in Cook County
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- Hillside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- LaVergne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- LaVergne is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaVergne
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Mandell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mandell is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandell
- Central Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Central Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
- Hermosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hermosa is located in Cook County
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- Franklin Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crawford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Cook County
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- Humboldt Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Simons
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simons is located in Cook County
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- Pacific Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pacific Junction is located in Cook County
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- Irving Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Irving Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving Park
- Grayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
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 River Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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