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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 in 1895, Abanaka had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Schumm
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dull
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dull is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
  • Glenmore
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Willshire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ohio City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wren is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <2>
  • Rockford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shasta ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shasta is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
  • Pleasant Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rivare
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rivare is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivare
  • Chattanooga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chattanooga is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
  • Brehm ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brehm is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brehm
  • Tama
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolfcale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wolfcale is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcale
  • Mercer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mercer is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Jonestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Van Wert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Richey is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
  • Hinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hinton is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Convoy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Earley ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Earley is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
  • Mendon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elgin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Venedocia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Decatur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
  • Monroe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Monroe is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>

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 Abanaka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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