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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 Wauponsee had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Verona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mazon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinsman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
    • Seneca has also been known as:
    • Crotty
    • Seneca village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
  • Morris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <2>
  • Marseilles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
    • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <2>
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Grundy County
  • Stavanger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ransom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gardner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Gardner is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
  • Mazonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mazonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
    • Mazonia is located in Grundy County
  • Coal City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Coal City is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <2>
  • Adams ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Livingston County
  • Sunbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sunbury
    • From Wauponsee to Sunbury
  • Dwight
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Nettle Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Braceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
    • Braceville is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <2>
  • Diamond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Divine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
    • Divine is located in Grundy County
  • Budd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Budd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
    • Budd is located in Livingston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Budd
    • From Wauponsee to Budd
  • Nevada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
    • Nevada is located in Livingston County
  • Sand Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sand Ridge
    • From Wauponsee to Sand Ridge
  • Braidwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • White Willow ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
    • White Willow is located in Kendall County
  • Lisbon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lisbon
    • From Wauponsee to Lisbon
  • Danway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
    • Danway is located in La Salle County

The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/

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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 Wauponsee, 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.
<3>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.
<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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