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 Van Wert had a population of 5,512 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Van Wert had a population of 10,614 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Richey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richey is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Cavett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cavett is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavett
- Shasta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shasta is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
- Ohio City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Middle Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoaglin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Convoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dull is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Venedocia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Abanaka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wetsel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wetsel is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetsel
- Wolfcale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wolfcale is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcale
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schumm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Landeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grover Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delphos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(12 miles [19.3 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 Van Wert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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