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 Fontana had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fontana had a population of 242 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fontana, with the one closest to Fontana listed first.
- Block
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Block is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Cadmus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cadmus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- La Cygne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- Beagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beagle is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
- Osawatomie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jingo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Parker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Paola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- O'Brien
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- O'Brien is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Goodrich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Boicourt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boicourt is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boicourt
- Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
- Farlinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Farlinville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlinville
- Merwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Merwin is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trading Post
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trading Post is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Post
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Drexel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Greeley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Lisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisle is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
- Louisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Wagstaff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wagstaff is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagstaff
- Rantoul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
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 Fontana, 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. |