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 Alvin had a population of 172 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alvin had a population of 246 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alvin, with the one closest to Alvin listed first.
- Rayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rayville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
- Bismarck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Henning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vernal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernal is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hedrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- Snider
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snider is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- State Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Higginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Marshfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Hoopeston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cheneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
- Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Hillery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vandercook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
- Rileysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carbondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- East Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong
(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 Alvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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