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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>

While we didn't find South Amherst in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of South Amherst. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to South Amherst listed first.

  • Henrietta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Amherst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brownhelm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownhelm is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm
  • Oberlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brownhelm Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
  • Birmingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kipton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kipton is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Elyria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Axtel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Axtel is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
  • Pittsfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pittsfield is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Nickelplate ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
  • Lorain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vermilion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Laporte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Laporte is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
  • Florence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Florence is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Sheffield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakeman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lagrange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashmont ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ashmont is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
  • Grafton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Shawville is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
  • Crandall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crandall is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
  • Lake Breeze
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
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  • Ogontz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ogontz is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
  • White Fox
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • White Fox is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
  • Brighton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brighton is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Wellington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fields
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fields is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • North Ridgeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Avon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Avon is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>

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 South Amherst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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