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 Pontiac had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
- Rosalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chelsea ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- El Dorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keighley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haverhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanpah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
- De Graff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reece
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Towanda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Latham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burns is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Lapland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lorena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brainerd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wingate is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Piedmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wonsevu
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
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 Pontiac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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