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, Lafayette had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Lafayette had a population of 418 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lafayette, with the one closest to Lafayette listed first.
- Harrod
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Newton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Yoder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yoder is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- South Warsaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Warsaw is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warsaw
- West Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McGuffey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hassan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hassan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassan
- Cridersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foraker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Foraker is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Columbus Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
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- Pandora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Cordelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cordelia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Allentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allentown is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Uniopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughnsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughnsville
- Gomer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
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 Lafayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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