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 Grafton had a population of 3,159 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grafton had a population of 4,968 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- West Grafton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fetterman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brittain ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
- Pruntytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thornton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cecil
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Valley Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Simpson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Irontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irontown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irontown
- Neel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- McGee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Meadland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadland is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadland
- Samaria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clemtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Flemington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Astor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marquess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marquess is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquess
- Newburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oreide
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
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 Grafton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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