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

  • Schwer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Schwer is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Watseka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Watseka is also located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
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  • Milford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Milford is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
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  • Woodworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodworth is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Eastburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastburn is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Crescent City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodwine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hickman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hickman is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Stockland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Claytonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheldon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheldon is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
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  • Wellington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Effner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Effner is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Effner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Effner is located in Newton County (IN)
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  • Iroquois
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cissna Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Raub
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
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  • Donovan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Donovan is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
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  • Gilman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gilman is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,625 people
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  • Onarga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Onarga is also located in Iroquois County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
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  • Dunnington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunnington is located in Benton County (IN)
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  • L'Erable
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • L'Erable is also located in Iroquois County
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  • Kentland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Martinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Danforth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Del Rey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Del Rey is also located in Iroquois County
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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 Woodland Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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