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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 Indianola had a population of 472 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Indianola had a population of 254 people.

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

  • Sidell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Vermilion Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Archie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mortimer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mortimer is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
  • Ridge Farm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hildreth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hildreth is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
  • Woodyard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodyard is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Palermo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Point is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
  • Metcalf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chrisman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairmount
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Westville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Catlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <2>
  • Humrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Humrick is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humrick
  • Allerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hume
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Edgar is located in Edgar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Missionfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Grape Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
  • Tilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Vandercook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
  • Oakwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 Indianola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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