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 Ontario had a population of 239 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ontario, with the one closest to Ontario listed first.
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- LaGrange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mongo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fawn River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Sturgis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
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- Seyberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seyberts is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyberts
- Valentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
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- Brushy Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
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- Greenfield Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
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- Woodruff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodruff is located in LaGrange County
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- Mount Pisgah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County
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- Scott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in LaGrange County
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- Shipshewana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emma is located in LaGrange County
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- Burr Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolcottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
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- Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
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- Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
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- Findley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
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- Rome City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Turkey Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
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- Salem Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
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- Inverness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- White Pigeon
(14 miles [22.5 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 Ontario, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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