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

  • Hillery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillery is also located in Vermilion County
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  • Missionfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Missionfield is also located in Vermilion County
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  • Vandercook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vandercook is also located in Vermilion County
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  • Glenburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Glenburn is also located in Vermilion County
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  • Oakwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oakwood is also located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
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  • Catlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Catlin is also located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
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  • Tilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilton is also located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
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  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Danville is also located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
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  • Snider
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Snider is also located in Vermilion County
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  • Westville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Newell is also located in Vermilion County
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  • West Newell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Newell is also located in Vermilion County
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  • Grape Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grape Creek is also located in Vermilion County
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  • Muncie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Muncie is also located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
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  • Fairmount
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Higginsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Higginsville is also located in Vermilion County
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  • Rileysburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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  • Vernal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Vernal is also located in Vermilion County
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  • Fithian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fithian is also located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
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  • State Line
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • State Line is located in Warren County (IN)
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  • Bismarck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gessie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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  • Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope is also located in Vermilion County
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  • Foster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
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  • Rayville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rayville is also located in Vermilion County
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  • Henning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Henning is also located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
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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 Hartshorn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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