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 Waukegan had a population of 4,915 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waukegan had a population of 85,453 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waukegan, with the one closest to Waukegan listed first.
- Gurnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rondout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rondout is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondout
- Lake Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosecrans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosecrans is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
- Millburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockefeller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockefeller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockefeller
- Leithton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leithton is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithton
- Grayslake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Rollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Fremont Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Prairie View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Half Day
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Half Day is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
- Highland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hainesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aptakisic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ravinia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ravinia is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
- Lake Villa
(13 miles [20.9 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 Waukegan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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