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>
Nickelplate itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- Lagrange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsfield is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Oberlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Penfield is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Laporte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laporte is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
- Wellington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belden is also located in Lorain County
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- Elyria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kipton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kipton is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Eaton is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eaton
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is also located in Lorain County
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- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is also located in Lorain County
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- Erhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erhart is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhart
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fields is also located in Lorain County
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- Shawville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shawville was located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
- Brownhelm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownhelm is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm
- White Fox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Huntington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huntington is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Columbia Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Nickelplate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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