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 in 1895, Trail had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Winesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walnut Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Beach City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winfield is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Becks Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Becks Mills is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Mills
- Strasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- New Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baltic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ragersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ragersville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragersville
- Justus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Elton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Trail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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