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 Kankakee in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Kankakee. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Kankakee listed first.
- Kankakee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Exline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Exline is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Saint George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Chebanse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goodrich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Bonfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Anne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Koster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Koster is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
- Deselm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deselm is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deselm
- Herscher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Momence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Papineau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <2>
- Ritchie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Buckingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- L'Erable
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
- Grant Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Peotone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Custer Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Ashkum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Martinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Symerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Symerton is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Essex
(16 miles [25.7 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 West Kankakee, 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. |