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 Riverwood Estates in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riverwood Estates. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riverwood Estates listed first.
- Wilmington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Braidwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Custer Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Ritchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Lorenzo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blodgett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blodgett is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Symerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Symerton is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Coal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Braceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drummond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drummond is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Essex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mazonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mazonia is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Millsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsdale
- Channahon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Divine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
- Deselm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deselm is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
- Gardner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bonfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Minooka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Manhattan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Riverwood Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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