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>
While we didn't find Plato in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plato. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plato listed first.
- Valentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodruff is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Brushy Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mongo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- LaGrange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wolcottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Greenfield Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fawn River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rome City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Turkey Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Salem Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Orland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seyberts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Emma is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Sturgis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Shipshewana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cosperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Scott
(13 miles [20.9 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 Plato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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