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 Laura had a population of 246 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Laura had a population of 497 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Laura, with the one closest to Laura listed first.
- Potsdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Ludlow Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Ellemans is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellemans
- Garland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Painter Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Red River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red River is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Kessler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- County Line ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Arcanum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ithaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Wengerlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delisle is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Bachman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bachman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman
- Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gettysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Sonora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Sonora is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sonora
- Dodson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Brookville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jaysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
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 Laura, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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