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 Amherst had a population of 1,916 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Amherst had a population of 12,387 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Amherst, with the one closest to Amherst listed first.
- Brownhelm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brownhelm is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm
- Brownhelm Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brownhelm Station is also located in Lorain County
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- Lorain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Elyria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Axtel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Axtel is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- Oberlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sheffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vermilion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laporte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laporte is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
- Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall is also located in Lorain County
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- Lake Breeze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Breeze is also located in Lorain County
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- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nickelplate was located in Lorain County
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- Kipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kipton is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Shawville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shawville was located in Lorain County
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- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Avon is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
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- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield is also located in Lorain County
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- Fields
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fields is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Folger ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Folger was located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Ashmont ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashmont was located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Lagrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avon Lake
(12 miles [19.3 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 Amherst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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