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 Decatur had a population of 3,142 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Decatur had a population of 9,884 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decatur, with the one closest to Decatur listed first.
- Monmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Monmouth is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Peterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peterson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Rivare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rivare is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivare
- Preble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Honduras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Curryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Hoagland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
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- Craigville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Willshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfcale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfcale is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcale
- Tocsin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
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- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Monroeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Berne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schumm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Poe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Abanaka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Convoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ossian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
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 Decatur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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