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 Vandalia had a population of 265 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Vandalia had a population of 14,987 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vandalia, with the one closest to Vandalia listed first.
- Spanker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spanker is located in Montgomery County
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- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
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- Little York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Montgomery County
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- Ginghamsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
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- West Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Charleston is located in Miami County
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- Kinsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kinsey is located in Montgomery County
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- Taylorsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsburg is located in Montgomery County
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- Sulphur Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
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- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brandt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brandt is located in Miami County
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- County Line ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Miami County
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- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
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- Trotwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Miami County
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- Kessler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
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- Airhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
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- West Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
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- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Montgomery County
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- Medway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forgy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forgy is located in Clark County
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- Alcony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
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- Ellemans ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellemans is located in Miami County
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- Ludlow Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Vandalia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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