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 Oberlin had a population of 4,376 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oberlin had a population of 8,132 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oberlin, with the one closest to Oberlin listed first.
- Pittsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Kipton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brownhelm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownhelm is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm
- Laporte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laporte is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
- Elyria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wakeman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Brownhelm Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Axtel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Axtel is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- White Fox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shawville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vermilion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Clarksfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksfield
- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- North Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Eaton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eaton
- Fields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashmont ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
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 Oberlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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