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 West Lancaster had a population of 142 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Lancaster, with the one closest to West Lancaster listed first.
- Octa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Edgefield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
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- Milledgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
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- Jeffersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
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- Hagler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
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- Blessing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blessing is located in Fayette County
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- Bowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Clinton County
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- South Solon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Grape Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
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- Bookwalter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bookwalter is located in Fayette County
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- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jasper Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
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- Sabina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Greene County
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- Yatesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
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- Port William
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Reesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reesville is located in Clinton County
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- Washington Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paintersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paintersville is located in Greene County
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- Melvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Clinton County
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- Bloomingburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
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 West Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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