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 West Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eleroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- South Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Baileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McConnell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Afolkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <2>
- Orangeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Oneco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Shannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- German Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Rock Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Kittredge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kittredge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
- Forreston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waddams Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waddams Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove
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 West Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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