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 in 1895, Dawson had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dawson, with the one closest to Dawson listed first.
- Houston
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Oran
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oran is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Hardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lockington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Bloomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Kirkwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Willowdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willowdell is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdell
- Piqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Versailles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Minster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McCartyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McCartyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartyville
- Strakers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Strakers is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strakers
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Depew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Depew is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Osgood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Steinman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steinman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinman
- New Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Plattsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plattsville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
- Port Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Anna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kettlersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Delvin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delvin is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delvin
- Brock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Dawson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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