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 Ossian had a population of 672 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ossian had a population of 3,370 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Kingsland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsland is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Tocsin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Uniondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Murray is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Magley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Mile is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Craigville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Curryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Preble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Markle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson is located in Adams County
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- Honduras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Williams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hoagland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monmouth is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Aboite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mardenis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mardenis is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardenis
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Huntington County
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- Browns Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Browns Corner is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Liberty Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Vera Cruz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Maples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Fort Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Ossian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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