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 West Union had a population of 95 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Walnut Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
- West York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Snyder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Darwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Ernst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ernst is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
- Hutsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Graysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Vigo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Annapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Hutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Clark Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Merom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moonshine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moonshine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine
- Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County
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- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Shelburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prairieton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 West Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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