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 Van Petten in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van Petten. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van Petten listed first.
- Harmon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Como is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Tampico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Prairieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Galt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Eldena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Penrose is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
- Dixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sands is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Ohio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amboy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nachusa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woosung
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Round Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Lyndon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Bureau County
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- Limerick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Kasbeer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prophetstown
(16 miles [25.7 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 Van Petten, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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