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 Risley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Risley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Risley listed first.
- Litchfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penfield is located in Lorain County
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- Pawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Erhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Erhart is located in Medina County
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- Mallet Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mallet Creek is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Homerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homerville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
- Friendsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Chippewa Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <2>
- Chamberlain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Lagrange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
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- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Abbeyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
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- Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
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 Risley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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