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 Sandy Ford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sandy Ford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sandy Ford listed first.
- Wilsman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilsman is located in La Salle County
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- Farm Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
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- Kangley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Richards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richards is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Leonore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Streator
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Coalville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
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- Otter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
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- Vermilionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Ticona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ticona is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
- Lostant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
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- Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Tonica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ancona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smithdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smithdale is located in Livingston County
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- Kernan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
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- Hitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
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- Missal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Wenona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
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- Manville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Oglesby
(11 miles [17.7 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 Sandy Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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