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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 Wildwood Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wildwood Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wildwood Springs listed first.

  • Central College ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central College. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
    • Central College is located in Franklin County
  • Mifflinville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
    • Mifflinville is located in Franklin County
  • Parks Mills ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parks Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
    • Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
  • Westerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
    • Westerville is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <4>
  • Gahanna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxtown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
    • Maxtown is located in Delaware County
    • Maxtown has also been known as:
    • Maxwell Corners
    • Maxwell
  • Flint ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Franklin County
  • Worthington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Worthington is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
  • Shepard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Shepard is located in Franklin County
  • Ovid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Franklin County
  • New Albany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
    • New Albany is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
  • Harlem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Harlem is located in Delaware County
    • Harlem has also been known as:
    • Buddtown
  • Olentangy ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olentangy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
    • Olentangy is located in Franklin County
  • Ackerman ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ackerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
    • Ackerman is located in Franklin County
  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Africa is located in Delaware County
    • Africa has also been known as:
    • East Orange
  • Big Walnut ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
    • Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
  • Columbus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Doneys ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doneys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
    • Doneys is located in Franklin County
  • Blacklick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Center Village is located in Delaware County
  • Lewis Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marble Cliff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
    • Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
  • Truro ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Truro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
    • Truro is located in Franklin County
  • Reynoldsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
    • Summit Station is located in Licking County
    • Summit Station has also been known as:
    • Summit
  • Jersey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
    • Jersey is located in Licking County
  • Galena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>

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 Wildwood Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.