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 Defiance had a population of 323 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Defiance had a population of 260 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Defiance, with the one closest to Defiance listed first.
- Astor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Buck Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Westphalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Kirkman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Panama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Botna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
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- Arion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Dow City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manteno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manteno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
- Harlan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aspinwall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Bell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Denison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fiscus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Corley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Vail
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gray
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Deloit
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Woodbine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kimballton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Defiance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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