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, Ballou had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ballou, with the one closest to Ballou listed first.
- Plattsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsville is located in Shelby County
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- Tawawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tawawa is located in Shelby County
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- Depew
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Depew is located in Shelby County
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- Fletcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Conover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Miami County
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- Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Miami County
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- Carysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
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- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Shelby County
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- Saint Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
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- Kirkwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kirkwood is located in Shelby County
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- Crayon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crayon is located in Champaign County
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- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lockington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Piqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Casstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Christiansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- De Graff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Miami County
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- Nettleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleton is located in Champaign County
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- Hardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
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- Eldean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldean is located in Miami County
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- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
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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 Ballou, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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