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 Melrose had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melrose, with the one closest to Melrose listed first.
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- West Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Clark County
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- Walnut Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
- Annapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moonshine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moonshine is located in Clark County
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- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ernst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ernst is located in Clark County
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- Hutsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Clark County
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- Clark Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
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- Vigo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Casey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Prairie Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Hazel Dell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Melrose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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