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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>

While we didn't find Penfield Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penfield Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penfield Junction listed first.

  • Lorain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorain is also located in Lorain County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,872 people
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  • Amherst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Amherst is also located in Lorain County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,387 people
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  • Elyria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elyria is also located in Lorain County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
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  • Sheffield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crandall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crandall is also located in Lorain County
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  • Lake Breeze
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Breeze is also located in Lorain County
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  • Brownhelm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brownhelm is also located in Lorain County
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  • Avon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Avon is also located in Lorain County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
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  • Laporte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Laporte is also located in Lorain County
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  • Brownhelm Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brownhelm Station is also located in Lorain County
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  • Shawville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawville was located in Lorain County
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  • North Ridgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Folger ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Folger was located in Lorain County
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  • Avon Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Henrietta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Henrietta is also located in Lorain County
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  • Oberlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oberlin is also located in Lorain County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,132 people
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  • Fields
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields is also located in Lorain County
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  • Bement
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bement is located in Cuyahoga County
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  • West Dover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • West Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
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  • Vermilion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Axtel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Axtel is located in Erie County
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  • Nickelplate ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Nickelplate was located in Lorain County
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  • Grafton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grafton is also located in Lorain County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,974 people
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  • Birmingham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Eaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Eaton is also located in Lorain County
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  • North Olmsted
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • North Dover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
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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 Penfield Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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