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 Planktown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Planktown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Planktown listed first.
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ganges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Shenandoah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Forest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adario
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adario is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adario
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Vernon Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Epworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Epworth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- Olivesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Tiro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Toledo Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toledo Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Junction
- Spring Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Mill is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Fitchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- North Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- North Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Paradise Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Hill is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Steuben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Ruggles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pavonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pavonia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Planktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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