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 Sims had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sims, with the one closest to Sims listed first.
- Swayzee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Normal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Herbst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Point Isabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point Isabel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Mier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Converse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Phlox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phlox is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
- Roseburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roseburg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Sweetser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Guy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Amboy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Rigdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jalapa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Hemlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wawpecong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
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 Sims, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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