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 in 1895, Ontario had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ontario, with the one closest to Ontario listed first.
- Bancroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Soldier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Circleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wetmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- America City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Netawaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Netawaka is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Corning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Holton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Havensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Granada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granada is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada has also been known as:
- Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Spring
- Kelly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Whiting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Capioma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Capioma is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capioma
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Woodlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Onaga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Fidelity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fidelity is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Mayetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neuchatel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Neuchatel is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuchatel
- Denison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Powhattan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 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 Ontario, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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