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 Lancaster in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lancaster. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Berryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Gards Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gards Point is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gards Point
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- West Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Patton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Allendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maud is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parkersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Samsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Samsville is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsville
- Bellmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sumner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Saint Francisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Browns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Billett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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