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) - Jalapa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Treaty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Banquo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Sweetser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetser
- Sweetser is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,092 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetser <3>
- Mier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Hanfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- Landess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monument City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse is located in Miami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <3>
- Roseburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Wabash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabash <3>
- Amboy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Herbst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Lagro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lagro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagro
- Lagro is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagro <3>
- Swayzee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swayzee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayzee
- Swayzee is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swayzee <3>
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Harlansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Richvalley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
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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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |