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 Wilmot had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilmot, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
- North Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ormas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vawter Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vawter Park is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Park
- Cromwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kimmell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oswego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oswego is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Wooster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wooster is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Pierceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lorane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Larwill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cresco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merriam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ligonier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grismore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grismore is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grismore
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Columbia City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wawaka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cosperville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clunette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Packerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Packerton is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packerton
- Sidney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Kinsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- South Whitley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Collins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Hastings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
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 Wilmot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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