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 Big Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Island listed first.
- Longville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Longville is located in Marion County
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- Espyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Espyville is located in Marion County
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- Gurley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
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- Ruth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
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- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Morral
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morral is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- DeCliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- DeCliff is located in Marion County
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- Owens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owens is located in Marion County
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- Logan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Marion County
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- La Rue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Harpster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
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- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Union County
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- Wyandot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
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- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marseilles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Marshs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marshs is located in Hardin County
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- Waldo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkpatrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Marion County
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- Arbela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arbela is located in Union County
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- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hepburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
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- Douglass ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Douglass is located in Wyandot County
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- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
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- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin 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 Big Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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