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 Willow in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willow. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willow listed first.
- Loran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Yellow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Stockton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Massbach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Eleroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waddams Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waddams Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove
- Bolton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Mount Carroll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lanark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kittredge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kittredge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
- Shannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marcus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- McConnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schapville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schapville
- Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lainsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lainsville is located in Jackson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
- Savanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
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 Willow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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