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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <2>
- Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Exline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Saint George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Kankakee County
- Chebanse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chebanse
- Chebanse is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chebanse <2>
- Goodrich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Bonfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonfield
- Bonfield is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonfield <2>
- Saint Anne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anne
- Saint Anne is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anne <2>
- Koster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Deselm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Herscher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herscher
- Herscher is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herscher <2>
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
- Momence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
- Momence is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <2>
- Papineau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papineau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papineau
- Papineau is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papineau <2>
- Union Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hill <2>
- Hopkins Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- 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) - Buckingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <2>
- L'Erable
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Grant Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Peotone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peotone
- Peotone is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peotone <2>
- Custer Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
- Custer Park is located in Will County
- Ashkum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
- Ashkum is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <2>
- Martinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinton
- Martinton is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinton <2>
- Beaverville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
- Beaverville is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverville <2>
- Symerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
- Symerton is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Essex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Essex is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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. |
| <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. |