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 Kessler had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kessler, with the one closest to Kessler listed first.
- West Milton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellemans ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellemans is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellemans
- County Line ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- County Line is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ginghamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laura
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Potsdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Grayson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Eldean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eldean is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldean
- Kinsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Little York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Spanker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spanker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
- Vandalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Taylorsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Taylorsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsburg
- West Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Charleston is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- Farrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farrington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Casstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red River is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Painter Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
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 Kessler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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