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 Altona had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Altona had a population of 199 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Altona, with the one closest to Altona listed first.
- Garrett
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swan is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Saint Johns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns is located in DeKalb County
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- Laotto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Era
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Auburn Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn Junction is located in DeKalb County
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- Avilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corunna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Sedan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sedan is located in DeKalb County
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- Ari
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ege
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kendallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Churubusco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hursh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hursh is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hursh
- Academie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Academie is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academie
- Cedarville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Spencerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 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 Altona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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