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 Defiance had a population of 7,694 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Defiance had a population of 16,482 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Defiance, with the one closest to Defiance listed first.
- Brunersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Ayersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashwood is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bend is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bend
- Evansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rice is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Adams Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Ridge
- Moats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moats is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
- Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reids ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reids is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
- Charloe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Creek is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Pleasant Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Holgate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wisterman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wisterman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisterman
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 Defiance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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