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 Lightsville had a population of 372 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lightsville, with the one closest to Lightsville listed first.
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Cosmos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cosmos is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
- Elroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elroy is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- New Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burkettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodington is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodington
- Wendelin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hill Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hill Grove is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Dawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Recovery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beamsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamsville
- Delvin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delvin is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delvin
- New Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Heron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Heron is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
- Pikeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry Prairie is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Prairie
- Saint Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Saratoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Strakers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Strakers is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strakers
- Yorkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cassella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassella is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassella
- Philothea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Philothea is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philothea
- Boundary City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Peter is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
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 Lightsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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