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, Hancock had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hancock, with the one closest to Hancock listed first.
- Deweyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Shawtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shawtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Townwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McComb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deshler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Portage Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Portage Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Center
- Leipsic Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Leipsic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haney is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney
- Custar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- North Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hammansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilboa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Benton Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Mortimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mortimer is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Westhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westhope is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhope
- Van Buren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Galatea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Galatea is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
- Wingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wingston is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingston
- Milton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hamler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Hancock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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