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 Wards in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wards. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wards listed first.
- Elm Center
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elm Center is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
- West Leipsic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Miller City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leipsic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leipsic Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Glandorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ottawa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Belmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Kieferville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Townwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Hamler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Bavaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- North Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Creek is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hector is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Gilboa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Wisterman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wisterman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisterman
- Kalida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shawtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shawtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Continental
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
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- Deshler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cascade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Columbus Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pandora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Deweyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Rice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rice is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
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 Wards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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