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, Alert had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alert, with the one closest to Alert listed first.
- Sardinia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waynesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Burnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burnsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scipio
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brewersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brewersville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Newbern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Queensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Letts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Hartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Petersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horace is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Rugby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Azalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- North Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gaynorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gaynorsville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynorsville
- Nortonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonburg
- Waynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harris City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Alert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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