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 Serena had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Serena, with the one closest to Serena listed first.
- Blakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Norway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Sheridan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wedron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Danway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
- Northville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Stavanger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Nettle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somonauk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Millbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Earlville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Marseilles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seneca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
- Triumph
(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 Serena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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