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 Watertown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watertown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watertown listed first.
- Honey Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Daysville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Daysville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Oregon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grand Detour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Mount Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flagg Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kings is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Flagg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stillman Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stratford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Nachusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holcomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leaf River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Davis Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woosung
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Myrtle is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Lindenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kishwaukee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kishwaukee is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishwaukee
- Adeline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Maryland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Polo
(14 miles [22.5 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 Watertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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