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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Walton had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Walton, with the one closest to Walton listed first.

  • Amboy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Amboy is also located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
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  • Eldena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harmon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lee Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Nachusa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dixon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dixon is also located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <2>
  • Nelson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ohio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sublette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Orin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Grand Detour
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Prairieville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairieville is also located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
  • Walnut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Deer Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kasbeer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Woosung
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sterling
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Limerick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Limerick is located in Bureau County
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  • La Moille
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Brooklyn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ashton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenoak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
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  • Penrose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Penrose is located in Whiteside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose

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