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, Simons had a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Humboldt Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Humboldt Park is also located in Cook County
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• Humboldt
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Humboldt is also located in Cook County
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• Pacific Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pacific Junction is also located in Cook County
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• Maplewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Maplewood is also located in Cook County
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• Avondale
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Avondale is also located in Cook County
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• Hermosa
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hermosa is also located in Cook County
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• Moreland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Moreland is also located in Cook County
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• Central Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Park is also located in Cook County
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• Irving Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Irving Park is also located in Cook County
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• Cragin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cragin is also located in Cook County
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• Austin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Austin is also located in Cook County
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• Mandell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mandell is also located in Cook County
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• Mayfair
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mayfair is also located in Cook County
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• Cuyler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cuyler is also located in Cook County
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• Grayland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayland is also located in Cook County
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• Oak Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Park is also located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,852 people
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• Crawford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Crawford is also located in Cook County
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• Chicago
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicago is also located in Cook County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
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• Buena Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Buena Park is also located in Cook County
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• Ravenswood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenswood is also located in Cook County
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• Summerdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerdale is also located in Cook County
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• Bowmanville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bowmanville is also located in Cook County
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• Mont Clare
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mont Clare is also located in Cook County
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• Galewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Galewood is also located in Cook County
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• Clyde
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde is also located in Cook County
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• Jefferson Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson Park is also located in Cook County
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• Edgewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewater is also located in Cook County
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• Dunning
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunning is also located in Cook County
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