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, Topsy had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Topsy, with the one closest to Topsy listed first.
- Half Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Half Rock is located in Mercer County
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- Mill Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Grove is located in Mercer County
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- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ravanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Spickard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wintersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville is located in Sullivan County
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- Alvord ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alvord is located in Mercer County
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- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Mercer County
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- Modena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
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- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Osgood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Lucerne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Ilia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ilia is located in Mercer County
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- Buttsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buttsville is located in Grundy County
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- Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Sullivan County
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- Dinsmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dinsmore is located in Mercer County
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- Tindall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Cleopatra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cleopatra is located in Mercer County
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- Wyandotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte is located in Grundy County
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- Adel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adel is located in Mercer County
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- Shott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shott is located in Grundy County
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- Dunlap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
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- Galt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quinn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quinn is located in Putnam County
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- Wataga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wataga is located in Mercer County
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- Powersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Cainsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Mount Moriah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
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 Topsy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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