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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bismarck had a population of 145 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bismarck had a population of 524 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bismarck, with the one closest to Bismarck listed first.

  • West Newell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Newell is located in Vermilion County
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  • Rayville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rayville is located in Vermilion County
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  • Alvin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Vernal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Vernal is located in Vermilion County
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  • Snider
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Snider is located in Vermilion County
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  • Thomas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas is located in Vermilion County
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  • Henning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • State Line
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Johnsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonville is located in Warren County (IN)
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  • Hedrick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Higginsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
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  • Rossville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Danville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marshfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Marshfield is located in Warren County (IN)
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  • Hillery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Potomac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Glenburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandercook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
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  • Tilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <2>
  • Rileysburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Foster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Missionfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Blue Grass ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Grass is located in Vermilion 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 Bismarck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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