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 Earls Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Earls Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Earls Island listed first.
- Minster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Bremen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oran
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oran is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- McCartyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCartyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartyville
- Willowdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdell is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdell
- Kettlersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Maria Stein
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Steinman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Steinman is located in Mercer County
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- Strakers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Strakers is located in Darke County
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- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Shelby County
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- Hardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
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- New Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Chickasaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Rosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Rosa is located in Mercer County
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- Delvin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delvin is located in Darke County
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- Russia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sebastian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sebastian is located in Mercer County
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- Cassella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cassella is located in Mercer County
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- North Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Botkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carthagena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carthagena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthagena
- Cranberry Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cranberry Prairie is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Prairie
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 Earls Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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