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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, Seward had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Seward, with the one closest to Seward listed first.

  • Egan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Egan is located in Ogle County
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  • Myrtle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Myrtle is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
  • Pecatonica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • German Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ridott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leaf River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Adeline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Adeline is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Byron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wempletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
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  • South Freeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
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  • Kishwaukee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kishwaukee is located in Winnebago County
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  • Baileyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Davis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Davis is located in Stephenson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
  • Stillman Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Forreston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Morris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rock City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock City is located in Stephenson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Durand
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Durand is located in Winnebago County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <2>
  • Dakota
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Freeport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Maryland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maryland is located in Ogle County
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  • Oregon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • New Millford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Millford is located in Winnebago County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Greendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Greendale is located in Winnebago County
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  • Ruby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ruby is located in Winnebago County
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  • Jonesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
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  • Harrison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison is located in Winnebago County
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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 Seward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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