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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 Robbins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Robbins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.

  • Blue Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Riverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Morgan Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Park
  • Mount Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Greenwood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Greenwood
  • Goeselville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Goeselville is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goeselville
  • Harvey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gano
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Lawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kensington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kensington is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
  • Roseland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseland is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Washington Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington Heights is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
  • Beverly Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Beverly Hills is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
  • Evergreen Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Worth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Homewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornton Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Thornton Junction is located in Cook County
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  • South Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Berger is located in Cook County
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  • Pullman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brainerd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Brainerd is located in Cook County
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  • Tinley Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Englewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • South Englewood is located in Cook County
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  • Forest Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hill is located in Cook County
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  • Glenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Globe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Globe is located in Cook County
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  • Burnham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hegewisch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stony Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn Park is located in Cook County
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  • Chicago Lawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Robbins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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