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 Waterford Mills had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waterford Mills, with the one closest to Waterford Mills listed first.
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Foraker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Southwest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Gravelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Milford Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wakarusa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grismore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grismore is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grismore
- Nappanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Vawter Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vawter Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Park
- Bristol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elkhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ligonier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cromwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oswego
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oswego is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Emma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Emma is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Shipshewana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vistula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vistula is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vistula
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 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 Waterford Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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