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 Northwest had a population of 61 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Northwest, with the one closest to Northwest listed first.
- Nettle Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County
- Cooney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cooney
- From Northwest to Cooney
- Camden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Camden
- From Northwest to Camden
- Ainger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ainger
- From Northwest to Ainger
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clear Lake
- From Northwest to Clear Lake
- Metz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Frontier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Ray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ray
- From Northwest to Ray
- Alvarado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alvarado
- From Northwest to Alvarado
- Edon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Edon is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <4>
- Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Ellis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Montpelier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
- California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Branch County (MI)
- Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Reading
- From Northwest to Reading
- Blakeslee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakeslee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
- Blakeslee is located in Williams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakeslee <4>
- Ransom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ransom
- From Northwest to Ransom
- Kunkle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kunkle
- From Northwest to Kunkle
- Algansee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Betzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Angola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hamilton
- From Northwest to Hamilton
- Bankers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Williams County: www.co.williams.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 Northwest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |