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 Van in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van listed first.
- Big Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Ridgeway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Rushsylvania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Yelverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yelverton is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelverton
- Northwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northwood is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Silver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Belle Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Harper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- West Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- North Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Greenfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
- New Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- New Jerusalem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Byhalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Byhalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- Marshs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marshs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshs
- Kenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Zanesfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Arbela
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arbela is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
- Hepburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Bellefontaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhead
(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 Van, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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