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 Kentland had a population of 918 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kentland had a population of 1,650 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kentland, with the one closest to Kentland listed first.
- Raub
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Effner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Effner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Effner is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Earl Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Sheldon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iroquois
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Beaver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Eastburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eastburn is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastburn
- Wadena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Foresman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Morocco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lochiel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lochiel is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
- Donovan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunnington is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnington
- Mount Ayr
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Swanington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swanington is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanington
- Remington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Watseka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Kentland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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