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 Scarboro in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Scarboro. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Scarboro listed first.
- Lee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Steward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Compton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shabbona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- Flagg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Rochelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rollo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rollo is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Radley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Flagg Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
- Ashton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sublette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Malta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meriden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meriden is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Earlville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Mendota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chana
(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 Scarboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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