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 South Elgin had a population of 505 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, South Elgin had a population of 24,646 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Elgin, with the one closest to South Elgin listed first.
- Coleman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coleman is also located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Youngsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Youngsdale is also located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsdale
- Clintonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is also located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Elgin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Almora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Almora is also located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
- Saint Charles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Udina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Udina is also located in Kane County
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- Wasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McQueen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McQueen is also located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen
- Plato Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lily Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lily Lake is also located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Gilberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ingalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingalton is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalton
- Ontarioville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ontarioville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontarioville
- Pingree Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Plato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Plato is also located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Batavia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carpentersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is also located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
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 South Elgin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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