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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 Buena Vista in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Buena Vista. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Buena Vista listed first.

  • Shasta ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Shasta is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
  • Jonestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Ohio City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elgin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elgin is located in Van Wert County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Venedocia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Van Wert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Dull
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dull is located in Van Wert County
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  • Rockford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mendon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Converse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Converse is located in Van Wert County
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  • Middle Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
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  • Abanaka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
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  • Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mercer is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello is located in Van Wert County
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  • Landeck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Landeck is located in Allen County
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  • Schumm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Schumm is located in Van Wert County
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  • Richey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Richey is located in Van Wert County
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  • Tama
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tama is located in Mercer County
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  • Earley ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Earley is located in Mercer County
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  • Spencerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Southworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Southworth is located in Allen County
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  • Delphos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoaglin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
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  • Cavett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cavett is located in Van Wert County
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  • Wren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wren is located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <2>

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 Buena Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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