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 Grays Corner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grays Corner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grays Corner listed first.
- Billett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Saint Francisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Allendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friendsville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Pinkstaff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkstaff
- Berryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Patton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Purcell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Purcell is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Vincennes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Decker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Decker is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Birds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Amity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gards Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gards Point is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gards Point
- Iona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iona is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Chauncey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Grays Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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