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 Walnut Grove in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Walnut Grove. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.
- Putnam
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Henry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Florid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florid is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
- Hennepin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitefield is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
- Bureau Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <2>
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lacon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Palatine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- De Pue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Varna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tiskilwa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seatonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollowayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- La Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lostant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <2>
- Tonica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ladd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 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 Walnut Grove, 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. |