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, Solon Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Solon Mills, with the one closest to Solon Mills listed first.
- Spring Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
- Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
- Ringwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Ringwood is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <2>
- Johnsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Johnsburg is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <2>
- Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Fox Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Lake <2>
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- McHenry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- McHenry is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <2>
- Grass Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Bassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
- Volo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volo
- Volo is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volo <2>
- Loon Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Camp Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Fox River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - New Munster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munster
- New Munster is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Slades Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Terra Cotta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terra Cotta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Lake Villa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <2>
- Barreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Fort Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Rollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Salem Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
- Ridgefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Hainesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Hainesville is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hainesville <2>
- Alden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Alden is located in McHenry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Solon Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |