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 La Fontaine had a population of 536 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Fontaine had a population of 810 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from La Fontaine, with the one closest to La Fontaine listed first.
- Fox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Grant County
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- Jalapa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
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- Treaty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Banquo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Sweetser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mier is located in Grant County
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- Hanfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hanfield is located in Grant County
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- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Landess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Landess is located in Grant County
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- Pleasant Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
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- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
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- Wabash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roseburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Amboy
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Herbst is located in Grant County
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- Lagro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swayzee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- River is located in Huntington County
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- Harlansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Richvalley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
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 La Fontaine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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