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 Wawasee in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wawasee. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wawasee listed first.
- Vawter Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vawter Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Park
- Syracuse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cromwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ligonier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grismore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grismore is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grismore
- North Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Kimmell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milford Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milford Junction is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Junction
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Oswego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- New Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford Mills is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Mills
- Ormas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ormas is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormas
- Wawaka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gravelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gravelton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelton
- Hastings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Cosperville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clunette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
- Foraker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foraker is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wooster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wooster is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Pierceton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brimfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Emma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emma is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Southwest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest
- Nappanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Wawasee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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