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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 Watseka had a population of 2,017 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Watseka had a population of 4,694 people.

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

  • Eastburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastburn
    • Eastburn is located in Iroquois County
  • Crescent City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
    • Crescent City is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <3>
  • Schwer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sheldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Iroquois
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Donovan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
    • Donovan is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donovan <3>
  • Martinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinton
    • Martinton is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinton <3>
  • Milford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
  • Effner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
    • Effner is located in Newton County (IN)
  • Effner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • L'Erable
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Erable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
    • L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to L'Erable
    • From Watseka to L'Erable
  • Beaverville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Stockland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Raub
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Papineau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ashkum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
    • Ashkum is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <3>
  • Danforth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
    • Danforth is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <3>
  • Gilman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Onarga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Goodwine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hickman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Hickman is located in Iroquois County
  • Claytonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kentland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
    • Kentland is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <3>
  • Clifton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Watseka: www.watsekacity.com/

The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Watseka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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