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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 Witt in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Witt. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Witt listed first.

  • Irving
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ohlman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Chapman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Fillmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Coffeen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bingham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrisonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Raymond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bayle City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
  • Oconee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rosamond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ramsey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Honey Bend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
  • Shop Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
  • Donnellson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dressor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dressor is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
  • Millersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Millersville is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Clarksdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Clarksdale is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
  • Zanesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Zanesville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Litchfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <2>
  • Owaneco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Witt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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