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, Newark had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orfordville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shirland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Footville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Afton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Afton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Brodhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brodhead is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Beloit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cainville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainville
- Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Wempletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Porters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Porters is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Leyden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leyden is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Roscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shopiere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Janesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fellows ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fellows is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows
- Juda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Juda is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juda
- Rock Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Genet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Genet is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genet
- Tiffany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
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 Newark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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