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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, Thornton Junction had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thornton Junction, with the one closest to Thornton Junction listed first.
- South Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thornton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Globe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Berger
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Berger is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger
- Harvey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bernice is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Riverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calumet City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chicago Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burnham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnham is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
- Hegewisch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hegewisch is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegewisch
- Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kensington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Gano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gano is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano
- Maynard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Blue Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Island is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,616 people
- Dyer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <2>
- Morgan Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Park
- Hessville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hessville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Pullman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pullman is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Roseland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roseland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
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 Thornton Junction, 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. |
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