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 Watkins had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- New California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Ostrander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Bellepoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- White Sulphur Springs Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur Springs Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs Station
- White Sulphur Springs Station has also been known as:
- White Sulphur
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Plain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hyatts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Pharisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Milford Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stratford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stratford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Delaware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
- West Berlin has also been known as:
- Berlin Station
- Pershing Station
- Tank Town
- Tanktown
- Radnor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Broadway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Resaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Hilliard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claiborne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Pottersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
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 Watkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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