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 Wayland had a population of 168 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wayland had a population of 930 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
- Noble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noble is located in Washington County
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- Coppock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Merrimac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Jefferson County
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- Olds
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olds is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Germanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Germanville is located in Jefferson County
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- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trenton is located in Henry County
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- Swedesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
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- Crawfordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Havre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Havre is located in Washington County
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- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Traxler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Traxler is located in Henry County
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- Wyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
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- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Salina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salina is located in Jefferson County
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- Lockridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Henry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ainsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
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- Veo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Veo is located in Jefferson County
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- Perlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Perlee is located in Jefferson County
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- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith is located in Jefferson County
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- Oakland Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
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- Cotter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 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 Wayland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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