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, Griffin had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Cable
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cable is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- New Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swedona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swedona is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilchrist
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lynn Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Preemption
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sunny Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Reynolds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Osco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Taylor Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hamlet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Sunbeam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ontario is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Griffin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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