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

  • Kenosha
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
    • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Truesdell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdell
    • Truesdell is located in Kenosha County
  • Pleasant Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
    • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
  • Somers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
    • Somers is located in Kenosha County
  • Russell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Woodworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
  • Racine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Racine is located in Racine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
  • Rosecrans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosecrans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrans
    • Rosecrans is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Sylvania
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Sylvania is located in Racine County
  • Wadsworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Paris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Kenosha County
  • Bristol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Kenosha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
  • Franksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
    • Franksville is located in Racine County
  • Ives Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ives Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Grove
    • Ives Grove is located in Racine County
  • Union Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Union Grove is located in Racine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
  • Antioch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <3>
  • Millburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
    • Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Thompsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Thompsonville is located in Racine County
  • Yorkville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Yorkville is located in Racine County
  • Brighton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Kenosha County
  • Salem Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
    • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
    • Former names for Salem Lakes:
    • Salem
    • Silver Lake
  • Gurnee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
    • Gurnee is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <3>
  • Waukegan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Tabor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Tabor is located in Racine County
  • Kansasville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
    • Kansasville is located in Racine County

The official website for Kenosha County: www.co.kenosha.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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 Chicago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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