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, Elgin had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elgin had a population of 55 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Jonestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Converse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Venedocia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Monticello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shasta ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shasta is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
- Spencerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Landeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middle Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ohio City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Delphos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Conant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Van Wert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dull is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Scotts Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abanaka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glenmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glynwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glynwood is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glynwood
- Buckland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Kemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kemp is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Richey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richey is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Schumm
(13 miles [20.9 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 Elgin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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