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 Meeks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Meeks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Meeks listed first.
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Vermilion Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Humrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Humrick is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humrick
- Eugene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <2>
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
- Gessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rileysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perrysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indianola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodyard is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silverwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silverwood is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Hillery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Foster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Missionfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mortimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Meeks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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