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 Waltham in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Waltham. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Waltham listed first.
- Prairie Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Triumph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dimmick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dimmick is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
- La Salle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Mendota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meriden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meriden is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Ottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ladd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Earlville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Vermilionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wedron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seatonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ticona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ticona is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
- Serena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Radley
(14 miles [22.5 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 Waltham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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