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 in 1895, Oran had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oran, with the one closest to Oran listed first.
- Houston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Houston is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dawson is also located in Shelby County
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- Hardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hardin is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Russia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lockington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lockington is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Minster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCartyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McCartyville is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartyville
- Willowdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willowdell is located in Darke County
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- Bloomer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
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- Kirkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood is also located in Shelby County
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- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Versailles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osgood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Strakers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Strakers was located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strakers
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Darke County
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- New Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Piqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
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- Kettlersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Steinman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steinman was located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinman
- Depew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Depew is also located in Shelby County
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- Delvin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Delvin was located in Darke County
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- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Port Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maria Stein
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
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 Oran, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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