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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that York had a population of 294 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from York, with the one closest to York listed first.

  • West York
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • West Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Union is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • Hutsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
  • Graysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Snyder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Trimble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairbanks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Darwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Darwin is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
  • Melrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Merom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Annapolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Vigo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ernst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ernst is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
  • Prairie Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
  • Orange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Orange is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Gordon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Palestine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Riverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Riverton is located in Sullivan County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Hutton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hutton is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
  • Robinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Lebanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <2>
  • Sullivan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Moonshine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Moonshine is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine

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