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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>
While we didn't find River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to River listed first.
- Momence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sherburnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Koster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Koster is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
- Hopkins Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <2>
- Grant Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Sollitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sollitt is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sollitt
- Saint George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Exline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Exline is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Saint Anne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thayer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thayer is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shelby is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kankakee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Papineau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roselawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Klaasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Klaasville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaasville
- Eagle Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Orchard Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Grove is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Brunswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brunswick is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Peotone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morocco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodenow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
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, 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. |
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