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

  • Gould
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gould is located in Clay County
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  • Ira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ira is located in Clay County
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  • Elmira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmira is located in Braxton County
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  • Lydia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lydia is located in Clay County
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  • Stinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
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  • Valley Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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  • Harrison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrison is located in Clay County
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  • Strange Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
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  • Sleith ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sleith is located in Braxton County
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  • Oka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oka is located in Calhoun County
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  • Newton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Newton is located in Roane County
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  • Minnora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Minnora is located in Calhoun County
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  • Frametown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Frametown is located in Braxton County
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  • Pigeon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pigeon is located in Roane County
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  • Procious
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Procious is located in Clay County
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  • Wattsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wattsville is located in Clay County
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  • Herold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Herold is located in Braxton County
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  • Twistville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Twistville is located in Braxton County
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  • Rosedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosedale is located in Braxton County
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  • Amma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Amma is located in Roane County
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  • Linden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden is located in Roane County
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  • Arnoldsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
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  • Canfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Canfield is located in Braxton County
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  • Home
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Home is located in Braxton County
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  • Progress ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Progress is located in Braxton County
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  • Beech
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Beech is located in Calhoun County
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  • Roxalana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxalana is located in Roane County
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  • Kester ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kester is located in Roane County
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  • Clio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clio is located in Roane County
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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 Ossia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.