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 Free in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Free. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Free listed first.
- Dunnington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnington is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnington
- Gravel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Earl Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Raub
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Fowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Talbot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Chase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Swanington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swanington is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanington
- Effner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Effner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Effner is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Lochiel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lochiel is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
- Wadena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Kentland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Sheldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cheneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eastburn is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastburn
- Hoopeston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Iroquois
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Free, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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