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 Congo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Congo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Congo listed first.
- Buckingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Drakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Corning
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rendville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Carrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Ludington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Hamburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Moxahala
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moxahala is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxahala
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shawnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Oak is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Sayre
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sayre is located in Perry County
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- New Straitsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Portersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Perry County
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- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Perry County
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- McCuneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McCuneville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuneville
- Murray City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hollister is located in Athens County
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- Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Dicksonton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dicksonton is located in Perry County
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- New Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
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- Jobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Derthick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Derthick is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derthick
- Glouster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bishopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bishopville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Morganville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rose Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Farm is located in Morgan County
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- New Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McLuney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McLuney is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLuney
- Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lyonsdale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
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 Congo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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