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, Thornton Junction had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thornton Junction, with the one closest to Thornton Junction listed first.
- Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cross is located in Erie County
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- Girard Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Girard Junction is located in Erie County
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- East Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Girard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Girard is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- North Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Platea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Platea is located in Erie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Little Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
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- West Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County
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- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Francis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Francis is located in Erie County
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- Borough of Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avonia is located in Erie County
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- Lundys Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lundys Lane is located in Erie County
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- Keepville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
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- Ivarea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivarea is located in Erie County
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- Sterrettania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sterrettania is located in Erie County
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- Conneaut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tracy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Erie County
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- Pennside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pennside is located in Erie County
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- Pont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pont is located in Erie County
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- Lavery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lavery is located in Erie County
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- Swanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swanville is located in Erie County
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- McKean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McKean is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- McKean has also been known as:
- Middleboro
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- Shadeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shadeland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- West Millcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Millcreek is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
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 Thornton Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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