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

  • Camp Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
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  • Fox River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fox River is located in Kenosha County
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  • Bassett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bassett is located in Kenosha County
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  • Twin Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
  • Salem Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
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    • Former names for Salem Lakes:
    • Salem
    • Silver Lake
  • Spring Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grass Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grass Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
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  • New Munster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Munster is located in Kenosha County
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  • Richmond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Richmond is located in McHenry County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
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  • Solon Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Loon Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Loon Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
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  • Antioch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
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  • Bristol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol is located in Kenosha County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
  • Slades Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
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  • Lake Villa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Villa is located in Lake County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
  • Johnsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Woodworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
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  • Brighton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brighton is located in Kenosha County
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  • Ringwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Millburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
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  • Paris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris is located in Kenosha County
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  • Rollins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rollins is located in Lake County (IL)
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  • Hebron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hebron is located in McHenry County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
  • Volo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Volo is located in Lake County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volo <2>
  • Fort Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fort Hill is located in Lake County (IL)
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  • Hainesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burlington is located in Racine County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
  • Rosecrans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rosecrans is located in Lake County (IL)
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  • Kansasville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kansasville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville

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 Wilmot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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