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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 Wendel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wendel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wendel listed first.

  • La Moille
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Arlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mendota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Van Orin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sublette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dimmick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dimmick is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
  • Troy Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Meriden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Meriden is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Greenoak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Greenoak is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
  • Ladd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Triumph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Malden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Brooklyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hollowayville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Seatonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Compton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Limerick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Limerick is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Ohio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Kasbeer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • De Pue
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Spring Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Peru
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
  • La Salle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center

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