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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 Wing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wing listed first.

  • Saunemin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Charlotte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eylar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Griswold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Scovel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Scovel is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scovel
  • Fairbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatsworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cullom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rugby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rugby is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
  • Lodemia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lodemia is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodemia
  • Swygert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • McDowell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Risk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Risk is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
  • Emington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Strawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Piper City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kempton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Weston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cayuga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pontiac
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <2>
  • Odell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Campus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ocoya
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ocoya is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoya
  • Cropsey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cabery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Wing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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