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 Rural had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rural, with the one closest to Rural listed first.
- Snow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomingport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crete
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crete is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Spartanburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bartonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bartonia is located in Randolph County
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- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Randolph County
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- Unionport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Unionport is located in Randolph County
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- Arba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Stone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Economy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
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- Fountain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Wayne County
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- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Glen Karn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Karn is located in Darke County (OH)
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- Hill Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Grove is located in Darke County (OH)
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- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Randolph County
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- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
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 Rural, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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