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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>

While we didn't find Welland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Welland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Welland listed first.

  • Meriden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meriden is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Compton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mendota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Radley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Radley is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
  • Paw Paw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Brooklyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Earlville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sublette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Triumph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rollo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rollo is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollo
  • Troy Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • La Moille
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
  • Dimmick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dimmick is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
  • Shabbona Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
  • Lee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Baker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Baker is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Leland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Shabbona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Van Orin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Steward
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Amboy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flagg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Flagg is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
  • Ladd
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ladd is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <2>
  • La Salle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ashton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Welland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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