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 Ontario had a population of 265 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ontario had a population of 6,102 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ontario, with the one closest to Ontario listed first.
- Spring Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Toledo Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Toledo Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Junction
- Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Steam Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Crestline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Galion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pavonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pavonia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
- Epworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Epworth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- Ganges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Bellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <2>
- Hastings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hastings is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Lucas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Biddle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biddle is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Mifflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Paradise Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Hill is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Olivesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Tiro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
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 Ontario, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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