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 Willshire had a population of 566 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Willshire had a population of 380 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Schumm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rivare
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rivare is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivare
- Dull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dull is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Chattanooga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brehm ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brehm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brehm
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ohio City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolfcale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wolfcale is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcale
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Skeels Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shasta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shasta is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
- Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monmouth is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Ceylon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ceylon is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Jay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Corydon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Corydon is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Corydon
- Scudder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mercer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Richey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richey is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Convoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peterson is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Honduras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Willshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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