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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wren had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wren had a population of 184 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wren, with the one closest to Wren listed first.

  • Pleasant Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willshire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rivare
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rivare is located in Adams County (IN)
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  • Schumm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Schumm is also located in Van Wert County
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  • Abanaka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Abanaka is also located in Van Wert County
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  • Glenmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Glenmore is also located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Dull
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dull is also located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
  • Wolfcale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wolfcale is also located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcale
  • Ohio City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Convoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Convoy is also located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
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  • Decatur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
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  • Monroe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
  • Richey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Richey is also located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
  • Rockford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shasta ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shasta was located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
  • Monmouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Monmouth is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Dixon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dixon is also located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Chattanooga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Chattanooga is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
  • Van Wert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Van Wert is also located in Van Wert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <2>
  • Brehm ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brehm was located in Mercer County
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  • Monroeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Preble
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Peterson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Peterson is located in Adams County (IN)
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  • Honduras
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Honduras is located in Adams County (IN)
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  • Berne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Berne is located in Adams County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <2>
  • Hinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hinton is located in Mercer County
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  • Tama
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tama is located in Mercer County
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  • Jonestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jonestown is also located in Van Wert County
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  • Williams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Wren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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