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 Polo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Polo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Polo listed first.
- Bloomer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Russia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Houston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Piqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Oran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oran is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Red River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red River is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Farrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Kirkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Horatio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Horatio is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willowdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willowdell is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdell
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stelvideo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eldean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eldean is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldean
- Painter Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Strakers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strakers is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strakers
- Dawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Polo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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