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, Passport had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Passport, with the one closest to Passport listed first.
- Wakefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ingraham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sailor Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Noble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bogota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Gallagher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bible Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bible Grove is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Grove
- Wynoose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Rafetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rafetown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafetown
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sainte Marie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eberle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eberle is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberle
- Hord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hord is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Wheeler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Parkersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Riffle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riffle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle
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 Passport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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