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 Octa had a population of 169 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Octa had a population of 59 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Octa, with the one closest to Octa listed first.
- West Lancaster
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
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- Milledgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Edgefield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
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- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
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- Jeffersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
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- Hagler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
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- Bowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Blessing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blessing is located in Fayette County
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- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Clinton County
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- Bookwalter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bookwalter is located in Fayette County
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- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Sabina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jasper Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
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- Grape Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
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- Reesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reesville is located in Clinton County
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- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Greene County
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- Yatesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
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- Port William
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Washington Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Clinton County
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- Staunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton is located in Fayette County
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- Bloomingburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Paintersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paintersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
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 Octa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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