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>
While we didn't find Provo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Provo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Provo listed first.
- Mining City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Skilesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Logansport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Logansport is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Morgantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cromwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prentiss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prentiss is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Select
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Dexterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexterville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Belton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Penrod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penrod is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrod
- Harreldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Drakesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Dunmor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renfrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Renfrow is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Ceralvo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bevier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Provo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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