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, Rafetown had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rafetown, with the one closest to Rafetown listed first.
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Dundas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Sainte Marie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Landes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Chauncey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Olney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hardinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Willow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oblong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Passport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Westport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Villas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Villas is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Stoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bogota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Wakefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- New Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Falmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Noble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Rafetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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