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 Waterman had a population of 351 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waterman had a population of 1,497 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waterman, with the one closest to Waterman listed first.
- Shabbona Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shabbona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Franks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hinckley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rollo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rollo is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
- Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Somonauk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- De Kalb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cortland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paw Paw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Radley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kaneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Steward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Earlville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Northville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Plano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 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 Waterman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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