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 Alta in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alta. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alta listed first.
- Lexington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Steam Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
- Toledo Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Junction
- Bellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hastings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pavonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pavonia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
- Epworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Epworth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- Crestline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Vernon Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bangorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bangorville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangorville
- Newville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Galion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Hill is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Shenandoah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ganges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Alta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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