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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 Kent had a population of 3,501 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kent had a population of 29,319 people.

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

  • Earlville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
    • Earlville is located in Portage County
  • Munroe Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munroe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munroe Falls
    • Munroe Falls is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,054 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munroe Falls <3>
  • Brimfield Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Station
    • Brimfield Station is located in Portage County
  • Brimfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tallmadge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Darrowville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darrowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrowville
    • Darrowville is located in Summit County
  • Metz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Metz is located in Summit County
  • Streetsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cuyahoga Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
    • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <3>
  • Mogadore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rootstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hudson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Summit County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
  • Brittain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
    • Brittain is located in Summit County
  • North Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Milford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
    • New Milford is located in Portage County
  • Campbellsport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shalersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shalersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalersville
    • Shalersville is located in Portage County
  • Akron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • East Akron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Akron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
    • East Akron is located in Summit County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Akron
    • From Kent to East Akron
  • Suffield Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Suffield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
    • Suffield is located in Portage County
  • South Akron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Akron
    • South Akron is located in Summit County
  • Thomastown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomastown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
    • Thomastown is located in Summit County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Thomastown
    • From Kent to Thomastown
  • Mishler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mishler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
    • Mishler is located in Portage County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mishler
    • From Kent to Mishler
  • Randolph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Portage County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
  • Charlestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
    • Charlestown is located in Portage County
  • Bosworth ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
    • Bosworth is located in Summit County

The official website for Kent: www.kentohio.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 Kent, 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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