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, Oliver had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- McKeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKeen is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeen
- Dennison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Nevins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferrel is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vermilion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clark Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandford is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
- Conlogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ernst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ernst is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
- Mays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mays is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Dudley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Cleone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Libertyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Prairieton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- New Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Darwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Darwin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Terre Haute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Redmon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas
(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 Oliver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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