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 Wanlock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wanlock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wanlock listed first.
- Gilchrist
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilchrist is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Preemption
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Griffin is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Cable
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cable is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Sunbeam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbeam is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Reynolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norwood is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- New Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Windsor is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Swedona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swedona is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
- Millersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millersburg is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Taylor Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alexis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Seaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Joy is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <2>
- Lynn Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ogle is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Little York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andalusia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Wanlock, 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. |