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 Van Wert had a population of 431 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Oakland Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Vandyke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vandyke is located in Juniata County
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- Thompsontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Salem is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem
- McAlisterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Tuscarora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora is located in Juniata County
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- Port Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Donnally Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Donnally Mills is located in Perry County
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- Maze
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maze is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze
- Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cocolamus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cocolamus is located in Juniata County
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- Swales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eshcol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
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- Wardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wardville is located in Perry County
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- Dimmsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dimmsville is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmsville
- Evendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evendale is located in Juniata County
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- Wagner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wagner is located in Mifflin County
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- Shindle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shindle is located in Mifflin County
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- McClure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ickesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Roseburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roseburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Raubs Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raubs Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raubs Mills
- Soradoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Soradoville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soradoville
- Paintersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
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 Van Wert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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