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 Pontiac had a population of 360 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.
- North Collins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Derby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Angola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shirley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawtons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Langford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Langford is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Eden Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Eden is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eden
- Irving
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Oregon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Oregon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oregon
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Bank is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bank
- Collins Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perrysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gowanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wyandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Patchin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Armor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athol Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Pontiac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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