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

  • North Springfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • North Springfield is located in Summit County
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  • Mogadore
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Suffield Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Suffield Station is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
  • Krumroy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Krumroy is located in Summit County
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  • Mishler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mishler is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
  • Suffield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Suffield is located in Portage County
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  • Brittain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brittain is located in Summit County
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  • Thomastown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Thomastown is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
  • Myersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Myersville is located in Summit County
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  • Tallmadge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brimfield Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brimfield Station is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Station
  • East Akron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Akron is located in Summit County
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  • Brimfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Akron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Akron is located in Summit County
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  • Hartville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Congress Lake ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Congress Lake is located in Stark County
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  • Akron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Akron is located in Summit County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
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  • Aultman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Aultman is located in Stark County
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  • Greentown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Greentown is located in Stark County
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  • Cuyahoga Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Munroe Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Randolph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kent is located in Portage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
  • Cairo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cairo is located in Stark County
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  • New Baltimore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • New Baltimore is located in Stark County
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  • Rootstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Barberton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Portage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • New Portage is located in Summit County
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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 The Willows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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