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 Union had a population of 156 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Union had a population of 548 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Union, with the one closest to Union listed first.
- Coral
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coral is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
- Marengo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Coyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coyne is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne
- Huntley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Ridgefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
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- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in McHenry County
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- Garden Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Freeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
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- Crystal Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pingree Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Terra Cotta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Herbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Colvin Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colvin Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Park
- Harvard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Plato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
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- Gilberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chemung
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
- Reeds Crossing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reeds Crossing is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
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 Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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