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 Roxbury in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Roxbury. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Roxbury listed first.
- Compton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paw Paw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Radley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Meriden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Rollo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rollo is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Earlville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shabbona Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
- Shabbona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sublette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mendota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Steward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lee Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Triumph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flagg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Waterman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Rochelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Troy Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Roxbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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