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 Rochester had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rochester had a population of 175 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Semples
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Semples is located in Lorain County
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- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
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- Huntington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
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- White Fox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
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- Wellington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ruggles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
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- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksfield is located in Huron County
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- West Clarksfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
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- Pittsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Lorain County
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- Fitchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
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- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Penfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Penfield is located in Lorain County
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- Wakeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
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- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Homerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homerville is located in Medina County
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- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Medina County
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- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
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- Pawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
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- Lagrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
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- Oberlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Townsend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
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- Olena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
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 Rochester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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