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 America in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of America. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to America listed first.
- La Fontaine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Fox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Grant County
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- Jalapa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
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- Banquo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
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- Lincolnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
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- Treaty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
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- Somerset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
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- Sweetser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hanfield is located in Grant County
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- Landess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Landess is located in Grant County
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- Pleasant Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
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- Mount Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
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- Mier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mier
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roseburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Wabash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lagro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Converse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
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- Harlansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Amboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Herbst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Milo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milo is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
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 America, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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