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 Chester had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chester, with the one closest to Chester listed first.
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- New Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Westville is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westville
- Wiley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Arba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greens Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Campbellstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellstown is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellstown
- Hollansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Glen Karn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Karn is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Karn
- Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- New Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crete is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Jacksonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Bloomingport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Florence is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Florence
- Spartanburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Chester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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