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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sand Ridge had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Ridge, with the one closest to Sand Ridge listed first.
- Divine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
- Channahon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Minooka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Willow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Willow is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
- Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenzo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lorenzo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
- Blodgett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drummond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drummond is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Plattville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Millsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsdale
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Braidwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caton Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caton Farm is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton Farm
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wauponsee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mazon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Braceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nettle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mazonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mazonia is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
- Joliet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coynes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coynes is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coynes
- Stavanger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Sand Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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