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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 Ransom had a population of 170 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ransom, with the one closest to Ransom listed first.

  • Betzer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betzer
    • Betzer is located in Hillsdale County
  • Frontier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
    • Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
  • Pioneer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <3>
  • Waldron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittsford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsford
    • Pittsford is located in Hillsdale County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsford <3>
  • Osseo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cambria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
    • Cambria is located in Hillsdale County
  • Primrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Primrose is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Kunkle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Alvordton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hudson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Northwest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Northwest
    • From Ransom to Northwest
  • Nettle Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
    • Nettle Lake is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Munson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
    • Munson is located in Lenawee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Munson
    • From Ransom to Munson
  • Hillsdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bankers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
    • Bankers is located in Hillsdale County
  • Reading
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Camden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ainger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
    • Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cooney
    • From Ransom to Cooney
  • Montpelier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
    • Montpelier is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <3>
  • North Adams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
    • North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • West Unity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Zone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zone
    • Zone is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Ritters ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
    • Ritters is located in Fulton County (OH)
  • Medina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Lenawee County
  • Rollin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
    • Rollin is located in Lenawee County
  • Montgomery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people

The official website for Hillsdale County: www.co.hillsdale.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Ransom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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