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 in 1895, Kankakee had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kankakee, with the one closest to Kankakee listed first.
- Walkerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fish Lake is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
- Union Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Center is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Teegarden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Kingsbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Hamlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grovertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crumstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- La Porte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wellsboro is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsboro
- Rolling Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- La Paz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Door Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Union Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- La Paz Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- La Paz Junction is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz Junction
- Lakeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Terre Coupee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Coupee
- New Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood
(14 miles [22.5 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 Kankakee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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