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>
While we didn't find Valley Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Valley Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Valley Creek listed first.
- South Freeport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Baileyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- German Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adeline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Egan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Egan is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Forreston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dakota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bolton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Pecatonica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leaf River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Shannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eleroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Afolkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Haldane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haldane is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
- Maryland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maryland is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
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 Valley Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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