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 Rochester in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rochester. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Keensburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Mount Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cowling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cowling is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowling
- Browns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Owensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gards Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gards Point is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gards Point
- Lyles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyles is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Barrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Mounts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Patton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Red Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Grayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Bone Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cynthiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGary is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGary
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- King
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- King is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Patoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
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 Rochester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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