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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ain had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ain, with the one closest to Ain listed first.

  • Grapevine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Grapevine is located in Grant County
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  • Darysaw ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Darysaw is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darysaw
  • Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
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  • Sheridan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ebb is located in Grant County
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  • Double Wells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
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  • Junet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Junet is located in Grant County
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  • Turin ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Turin is located in Grant County
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  • Dogwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood is located in Grant County
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  • Saline ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saline is located in Dallas County
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  • Ivy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivy is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Obin ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Obin is located in Grant County
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  • Samples
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Samples is located in Jefferson County
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  • Prattsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kedron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kedron is located in Cleveland County
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  • Faith
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Faith is located in Jefferson County
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  • Belfast
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Belfast is located in Grant County
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  • Dexter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
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  • Jefferson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
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  • Kearney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kearney is located in Jefferson County
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  • Ico ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ico is located in Grant County
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  • Redfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Orion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Orion is located in Grant County
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  • Rison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rison is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rison <2>
  • Pine Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pastoria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
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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 Ain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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