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 Ontario had a population of 1,225 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ontario, with the one closest to Ontario listed first.
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wataga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Altona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nekoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nekoma is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- North Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Knox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Knox is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Utah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utah is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Victoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Bishop Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coldbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coldbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
- Surrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Surrey is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Saluda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saluda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
- Dahinda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Andover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Gilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Swedona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swedona is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
- Galva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ulah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ulah is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
- Lynn Center
(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 Ontario, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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