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)
- Westerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Center Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stratford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kilbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
- Mifflinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mifflinville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Green ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Condit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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. |
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