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 Idlewild in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Idlewild. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Neptune
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Celina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Saint Marys
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Sebastian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sebastian is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Chickasaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carthagena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carthagena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthagena
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Tama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Mendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Rosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Rosa is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
- Maria Stein
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glynwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glynwood is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glynwood
- Philothea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Philothea is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philothea
- Cassella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cassella is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassella
- New Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Kossuth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Erastus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Erastus is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Saint Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Idlewild, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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