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 Bellefontaine had a population of 4,245 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bellefontaine had a population of 13,150 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bellefontaine, with the one closest to Bellefontaine listed first.
- Zanesfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gretna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gretna is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- West Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Northwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Northwood is located in Logan County
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- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Logan County
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- De Graff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Rushsylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Liberty is located in Logan County
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- North Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Greenfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
- Belle Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bloom Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bloom Center is located in Logan County
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- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lippincott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- West Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
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- Northville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Northville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Kennard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Champaign County
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- Mingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crayon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crayon is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayon
- Yelverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yelverton is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelverton
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 Bellefontaine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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