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 Protection had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Protection had a population of 460 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Protection, with the one closest to Protection listed first.
- Sitka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsdown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdown is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdown
- Mullinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belvidere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Englewood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Aetna ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greensburg
(29 miles [46.7 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 Protection, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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