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 Whitcomb had a population of 189 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whitcomb, with the one closest to Whitcomb listed first.
- Brookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <2>
- Mount Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Sharptown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Peoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Mixersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mixersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixersville
- Mixersville is located in Franklin County
- Yellow Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yellow Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Billingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Blooming Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Blooming Grove is located in Franklin County
- South Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- South Gate is located in Franklin County
- Ashby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Contreras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Oak Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- New Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County
- Drewersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drewersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewersburg
- Drewersburg is located in Franklin County
- Reily
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Saint Peter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
- Saint Peter is located in Franklin County
- Saint Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Dunlapsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlapsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlapsville
- Dunlapsville is located in Union County
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Ogleton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Butler County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
- McDonald ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - College Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
- College Corner is located in Preble County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Corner <2>
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Union County
- Metamora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
- Metamora is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <2>
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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 Whitcomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |