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 Sandusky had a population of 69 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sandusky, with the one closest to Sandusky listed first.
- Loyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loyd is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Keyesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keyesville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
- Lime Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neptune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Loganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ithaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cazenovia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Sextonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ironton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ironton is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Buck Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek is located in Richland County
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- Twin Bluffs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
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- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hub City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
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- Rockbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
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- Richland Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reedsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
- Gotham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gotham is located in Richland County
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- Denzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valton is located in Sauk County
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- La Valle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Hawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
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- Henrietta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Richland County
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- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gillingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Sandusky, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |