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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 Wooster had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wooster, with the one closest to Wooster listed first.

  • Pierceton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pierceton is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierceton <3>
  • Larwill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larwill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Larwill is located in Whitley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Packerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Packerton is located in Kosciusko County
  • Sidney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sidney is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Oswego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Oswego is located in Kosciusko County
  • Kinsey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Kinsey is located in Kosciusko County
  • Wilmot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Noble County
  • North Webster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • North Webster is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Webster <3>
  • Claypool
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claypool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Claypool is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claypool <3>
  • Lorane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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    • Lorane is located in Whitley County
  • Palestine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Palestine is located in Kosciusko County
  • Collamer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collamer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
    • Collamer is located in Whitley County
  • South Whitley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Leesburg is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <3>
  • Ormas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Ormas is located in Whitley County
  • Burket
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Burket is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Silver Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Silver Lake is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <3>
  • Liberty Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • Liberty Mills is located in Wabash County
  • Vawter Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vawter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Park
    • Vawter Park is located in Kosciusko County
  • Clunette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clunette
    • Clunette is located in Kosciusko County
  • Atwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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    • Atwood is located in Kosciusko County
  • Columbia City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
    • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <3>
  • Cresco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cresco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
    • Cresco is located in Whitley County
  • North Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Syracuse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <3>
  • Milford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
  • Tunker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunker
    • Tunker is located in Whitley County
  • Cromwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 Wooster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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