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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>

While we didn't find Lake Erie Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Erie Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Erie Beach listed first.

  • Farnham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Angola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Irving
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pontiac
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pontiac is located in Erie County
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  • Derby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Collins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Silver Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Versailles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shirley is located in Erie County
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  • Eden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • North Evans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawtons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eden Valley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
  • Nashville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Nashville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Perrysburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Collins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Langford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Langford is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford
  • Clarksburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clarksburg is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Sheridan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gowanda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
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  • Marshfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshfield is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  • East Eden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • East Eden is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eden
  • Water Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Water Valley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Clover Bank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clover Bank is located in Erie County
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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 Lake Erie Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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