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 Sandusky had a population of 18,471 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sandusky had a population of 24,322 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sandusky, with the one closest to Sandusky listed first.
- Venice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bogart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Castalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Bloomingville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomingville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingville
- Prout ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prout is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prout
- Lakeside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piccola ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piccola is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piccola
- Violet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
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- Danbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Avery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitmore is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Sandusky County
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- Lyme ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lyme is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- North Monroeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Monroeville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroeville
- Catawba Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vickery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shinrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ceylon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ceylon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Port Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 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 Sandusky, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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