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

• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Richland County
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• Sylvan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sylvan is located in Richland County
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• North Clayton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Clayton is located in Crawford County
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• Sugar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
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• Boaz
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boaz is located in Richland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
• Mill Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Creek is located in Richland County
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• Sabin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sabin is located in Richland County
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• Excelsior
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Excelsior is located in Richland County
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• Soldiers Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
• Readstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Readstown is located in Vernon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
• Basswood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Basswood is located in Richland County
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• Bell Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell Center is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
• Westport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Westport is located in Richland County
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• Byrds Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
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• Gillingham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gillingham is located in Richland County
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• Viola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Viola is located in Richland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
• Folsom
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Folsom is located in Vernon County
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• Blue River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Blue River is located in Grant County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
• Balmoral
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Balmoral is located in Richland County
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• Liberty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Vernon County
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• Richland Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Richland Center is located in Richland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
• Woodstock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodstock is located in Richland County
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• Bloom City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloom City is located in Richland County
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• Towerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Towerville is located in Crawford County
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• Mount Sterling
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
• Orion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Orion is located in Richland County
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• Ross
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ross is located in Vernon County
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• Buck Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Buck Creek is located in Richland County
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• West Lima
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • West Lima is located in Richland County
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