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

  • Vales Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
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  • Mount Blanco
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mount Blanco is located in Meigs County
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  • Arbaugh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
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  • Bolins Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bolins Mills is located in Vinton County
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  • Point Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Point Rock is located in Meigs County
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  • Valley Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
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  • Carpenter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Knox is located in Vinton County
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  • Radcliff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Radcliff is located in Vinton County
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  • Dyesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyesville is located in Meigs County
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  • Albany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oreton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Oreton is located in Vinton County
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  • Ural ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ural is located in Vinton County
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  • Moonville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Moonville is located in Vinton County
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  • Hawks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawks is located in Vinton County
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  • Zaleski
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ingham ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ingham is located in Athens County
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  • Wilkesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Dexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter is located in Meigs County
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  • Salem Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Salem Center is located in Meigs County
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  • Harrisonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrisonville is located in Meigs County
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  • Fisher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher is located in Athens County
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  • Mineral
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mineral is located in Athens County
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  • Dundas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dundas is located in Vinton County
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  • Minerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Minerton is located in Vinton County
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  • Chase
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chase is located in Athens County
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  • McArthur
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Zeal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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