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 in 1895, Merriam had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merriam, with the one closest to Merriam listed first.
- Golden Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Ellery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnt Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Boyleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Mount Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Cisne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sims
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Samsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Samsville is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsville
- Browns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mayberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Grayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bone Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wynoose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Wayne City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Rinard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 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 Merriam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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