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, Gilead had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gilead, with the one closest to Gilead listed first.
- East Gilead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead
- Hatmaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bronson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nevada Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Inverness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Batavia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Matteson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fawn River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mongo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Brushy Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Findley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Angola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <2>
- Sturgis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Sherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Salem Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Ray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- California
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- California is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Algansee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Algansee is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algansee
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 Gilead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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