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 The Villages in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of The Villages. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to The Villages listed first.
- Conant
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Conant is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Lady Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fruitland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Weir ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Weir is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Weir
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orange Home is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
- Bamboo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bamboo is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Ocklawaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Whitney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Montclair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montclair is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Candler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orange Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Bend is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
- Belleview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Moss Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Bluff is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
- Eldorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Okahumpka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sumterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Santos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Santos is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santos
- Electra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Electra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
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 The Villages, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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