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 Asphaltum in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Asphaltum. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Asphaltum listed first.
- Medaryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wheatfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tefft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Kniman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kniman is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
- San Pierre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stoutsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Francesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Surrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Pleasant Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Wilders
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilders is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilders
- DeMotte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <2>
- Rensselaer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clanricarde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clanricarde is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanricarde
- Fair Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- English Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- English Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Lake
- Kouts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Denham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Denham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- La Crosse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Aylesworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Roselawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Monon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Thayer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
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 Asphaltum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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