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 Somonauk had a population of 468 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Somonauk had a population of 1,860 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Somonauk, with the one closest to Somonauk listed first.
- Sandwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Northville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Northville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Franks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Baker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Hinckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Serena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pavillion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pavillion is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
- Waterman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rollo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rollo is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
- Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shabbona Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earlville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Danway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Danway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
- Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shabbona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Radley
(13 miles [20.9 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 Somonauk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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