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 Oblong had a population of 390 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oblong had a population of 1,357 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oblong, with the one closest to Oblong listed first.
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hardinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sainte Marie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Landes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Villas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Villas is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Yale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rafetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rafetown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
- Chauncey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Duncanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Annapolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trimble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Advance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Moonshine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moonshine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine
- Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dundas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 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 Oblong, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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