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>
While we didn't find Mechanicsburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mechanicsburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Tiro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Biddle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Biddle is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Forest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- New Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Vernon Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crestline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brandywine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brandywine is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- North Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Carrothers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Chatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Toledo Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Junction
- Spring Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mill is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Ganges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Attica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Relief ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Bucyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Siam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Saint Stephens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Broken Sword
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
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 Mechanicsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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