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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>

While we didn't find Waldo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Waldo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Waldo listed first.

  • Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadows is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Gridley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Flanagan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Graymont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chenoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ocoya
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
  • Rooks Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
  • El Paso
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Weston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Weston is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Pontiac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <2>
  • Kappa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kappa is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Dana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dana is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <2>
  • Rowe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowe is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
  • Minonk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lodemia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
  • McDowell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • McDowell is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
  • Long Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cornell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hudson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Benson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Secor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Towanda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cayuga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Rutland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ancona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Waldo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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