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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 Fort Recovery had a population of 1,186 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fort Recovery had a population of 1,470 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Recovery, with the one closest to Fort Recovery listed first.

  • Saint Peter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
    • Saint Peter is located in Mercer County
  • Wendelin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Macedon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salamonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
    • Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Philothea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philothea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philothea
    • Philothea is located in Mercer County
  • Padua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
    • Padua is located in Mercer County
  • Brice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
    • Brice is located in Jay County (IN)
  • Rose Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Darke County
  • Saint Henry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Erastus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erastus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
    • Erastus is located in Mercer County
  • Boundary City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Weston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Weston
    • New Weston is located in Darke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Weston <3>
  • Burkettsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Westchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
    • Westchester is located in Jay County (IN)
  • New Pittsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lightsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coldwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wabash
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cosmos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cosmos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
    • Cosmos is located in Darke County
  • Cranberry Prairie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Prairie
    • Cranberry Prairie is located in Mercer County
  • Portland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bluff Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Corydon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Corydon
    • New Corydon is located in Jay County (IN)
  • Jay City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cassella
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassella
    • Cassella is located in Mercer County
  • Carthagena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthagena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthagena
    • Carthagena is located in Mercer County
  • Skeels Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Scudder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Fort Recovery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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