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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 Willowbrook in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willowbrook. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willowbrook listed first.
- Dyer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <2>
- Saint John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crete
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brunswick is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Schererville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maynard is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Goodenow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodenow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
- Eagle Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Chicago Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klaasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Klaasville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaasville
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Thornton Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thornton Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
- Crown Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lottaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lottaville is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottaville
- Ross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
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 Willowbrook, 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. |
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