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, Sands had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.
- Round Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Round Grove is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Lyndon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Como is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Galt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Denrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denrock is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Prophetstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Morrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malvern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Malvern is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt was located in Whiteside County
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- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tampico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Pigeon is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- Coleta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Ustick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ustick is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
- Yorktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
- Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Deer Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Penrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penrose is also located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
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 Sands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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