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 Colon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Colon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Colon listed first.
- Stanton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stanton is located in Jefferson County
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- McGarey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McGarey is located in Jefferson County
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- Knox Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knox Dale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Dale
- Coolspring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coder is located in Jefferson County
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- Content
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Content is located in Jefferson County
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- Ohl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
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- Fuller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Jefferson County
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- Brookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baxter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
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- Pansy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
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- Worthville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Emerickville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emerickville is located in Jefferson County
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- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Heathville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heathville is located in Jefferson County
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- Langville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
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- Timblin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sprankle Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sprankle Mills is located in Jefferson County
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- Oliveburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
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- Panic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Panic is located in Jefferson County
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- North Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Freedom is located in Armstrong County
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- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Howe is located in Jefferson County
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- Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold is located in Jefferson County
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- Anita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anita is located in Jefferson County
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- Corsica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Shannondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shannondale is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
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 Colon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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