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 Peterson had a population of 64 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peterson, with the one closest to Peterson listed first.
- Preble
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Magley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Curryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Honduras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Craigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Decatur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Tocsin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Kingsland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingsland is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Pleasant Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rivare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rivare is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivare
- Hoagland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ossian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Linn Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Berne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Uniondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reiffsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Willshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wren
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <2>
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 Peterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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