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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pontiac had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pontiac, with the one closest to Pontiac listed first.

  • Bismarck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Bismarck is located in Huron County
  • Havana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Huron County
  • Monroeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
    • Monroeville is located in Huron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>
  • Peru
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Huron County
  • Weavers Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weavers Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Corners
    • Weavers Corners is located in Huron County
  • North Monroeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroeville
    • North Monroeville is located in Erie County
  • Reedtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
    • Reedtown is located in Seneca County
  • Steuben
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
    • Steuben is located in Huron County
  • Norwalk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frank
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
    • Frank is located in Seneca County
  • Lyme ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
    • Lyme is located in Erie County
  • Flat Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
  • Omar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Omar is located in Seneca County
  • Relief ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relief have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Relief is located in Huron County
  • North Fairfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
    • North Fairfield is located in Huron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Kimball
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kimball is located in Erie County
  • Bellevue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Olena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
    • Olena is located in Huron County
  • East Norwalk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
    • East Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Milan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Milan is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
  • Siam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
    • Siam is located in Seneca County
  • New Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Huron County
  • Fireside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fireside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
    • Fireside is located in Seneca County
  • Bloomingville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingville
    • Bloomingville is located in Erie County
  • Avery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Erie County
  • Prout ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prout
    • Prout is located in Erie County
  • West Lodi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
    • West Lodi is located in Seneca 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 Pontiac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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