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 Balbec had a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Balbec, with the one closest to Balbec listed first.
- Fiat
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nottingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
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- Phenix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Kitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kitt is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitt
- Poling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poling is located in Jay County
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- Pony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
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- Corkwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corkwell is located in Jay County
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- Domestic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Domestic is located in Wells County
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- Ridertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reiffsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Poneto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Antiville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bryant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Millgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Como
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Como is located in Jay County
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- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Dunkirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ceylon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ceylon is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Jeff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
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 Balbec, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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