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 Spencer had a population of 362 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Spencer had a population of 795 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spencer, with the one closest to Spencer listed first.
- Pawnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homerville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Penfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lagrange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Semples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Semples is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semples
- Nova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Erhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erhart is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhart
- Belden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Chippewa Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Mallet Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mallet Creek is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
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 Spencer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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