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 Promise City had a population of 216 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Promise City had a population of 110 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Promise City, with the one closest to Promise City listed first.
- Seymour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Plano
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Confidence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corydon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sewal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sewal is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewal
- Numa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- New York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New York is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Genoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brazil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mystic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Allerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ovia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ovia is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovia
- Hodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Saint John
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cincinnati
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forbush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forbush is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Iconium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
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 Promise City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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