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, Jonestown had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Elgin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Venedocia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Shasta ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shasta is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
- Converse
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
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- Ohio City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mendon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
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- Landeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
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- Middle Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dull is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Spencerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
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- Glenmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
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- Abanaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
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- Delphos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richey is located in Van Wert County
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- Tama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
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- Earley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
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- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Mercer County
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- Kossuth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Schumm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
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- Cavett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cavett is located in Van Wert County
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- Conant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Conant is located in Allen County
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- Wetsel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wetsel is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetsel
- Hoaglin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
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 Jonestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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