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, Nelsonville had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Benbow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Benbow is located in Marion County
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- Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
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- Argola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Emerson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Marion County
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- Naomi
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Naomi is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Steffenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steffenville is located in Lewis County
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- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
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- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
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- Emden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
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- Hester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hester is located in Marion County
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- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Marion County
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- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Weber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sellers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Shelby County
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- La Belle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Shelbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Epworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Epworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
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 Nelsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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