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, Wayland had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
- Frenchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Valley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Guys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kerrtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shaws Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaws Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Landing
- Lyona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyona is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Pinney Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pinney Corners is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinney Corners
- Custards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Custards is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custards
- Deckard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Richmond is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Woodcock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodcock is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Black Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coons Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Vernon is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Vernon
- Venango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carlton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Fauncetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Townville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Townville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Teepleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Teepleville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teepleville
- Watson Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bradleytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradleytown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleytown
- Little Cooley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Cooley is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cooley
- Norrisville
(11 miles [17.7 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 Wayland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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