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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Chicago had a population of 1,255 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, East Chicago had a population of 27,742 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from East Chicago, with the one closest to East Chicago listed first.
- Gibson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Hessville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine is located in Lake County
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- Whiting
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hegewisch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Bernice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice is located in Cook County (IL)
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- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Griffith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berger is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger
- South Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thornton Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton Junction is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Chicago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pullman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kensington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kensington is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Thornton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cheltenham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Gano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 East Chicago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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