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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 Westlake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westlake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westlake listed first.
- Plainfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Coynes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coynes is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coynes
- Normantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Caton Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caton Farm is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton Farm
- Romeo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Lockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Joliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Joliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Lemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frontenac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frontenac is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
- Tedens ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tedens is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedens
- Naperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oswego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodings Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
- Millsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millsdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsdale
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steele is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
- New Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Sag Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plattville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Minooka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brisbane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brisbane is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Lace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
- Lisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warrenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Westlake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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