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>
Big Walnut itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Walnut, with the one closest to Big Walnut listed first.
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Truro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gahanna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blacklick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shepard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ovid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ovid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflinville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
- Summit Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edward ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groveport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wagram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wagram is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
- Reese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reese is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Pickerington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Central College ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canal Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Columbia Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Columbia Center is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Center
- Jersey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Marble Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
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 Walnut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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