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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>

Africa itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lewis Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Flint ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Flint
    • From Africa to Flint
  • Westerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
    • Westerville is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <2>
  • Maxtown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
    • Maxtown is located in Delaware County
    • Maxtown has also been known as:
    • Maxwell Corners
    • Maxwell
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Maxtown
    • From Africa to Maxtown
  • Galena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <2>
  • West Berlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alum Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alum Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Alum Creek is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alum Creek
    • From Africa to Alum Creek
  • Worthington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Worthington is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <2>
  • Central College ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Berkshire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Berlin
    • From Africa to Berlin
  • Center Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stratford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stratford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Delaware County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stratford
    • From Africa to Stratford
  • Hyatts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vans Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Olentangy ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olentangy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
    • Olentangy is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Olentangy
    • From Africa to Olentangy
  • Delaware
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kilbourne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
    • Kilbourne is located in Delaware County
  • Mifflinville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
    • Mifflinville is located in Franklin County
  • Parks Mills ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parks Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
    • Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Parks Mills
    • From Africa to Parks Mills
  • Gahanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
    • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <2>
  • New Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
    • New Albany is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
  • Green ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Green is located in Licking County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Green
    • From Africa to Green
  • Condit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingston Center ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Africa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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