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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>

While we didn't find Piankashawtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Piankashawtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Piankashawtown listed first.

  • Albion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Samsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Samsville is located in Edwards County
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  • Red Top
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Top is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
  • Bone Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ellery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Gate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Browns
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Salem is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
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  • Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
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  • Mount Erie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Merriam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Merriam is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
  • Bellmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gards Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gards Point is located in Wabash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gards Point
  • Cowling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowling is located in Wabash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowling
  • Parkersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Grayville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Keensburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maud
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Maud is located in Wabash County
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  • Wynoose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wynoose is located in Richland County
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  • Fairfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Gallagher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gallagher is located in Richland County
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  • Berryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Berryville is located in Richland County
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  • Hubbard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hubbard is located in Wayne County
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  • Burnt Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Calvin is located in White County
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  • Friendsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Friendsville is located in Wabash County
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  • Calhoun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Enterprise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise

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 Piankashawtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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