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, Atherton had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Atherton, with the one closest to Atherton listed first.
- Hudnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
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- Tecumseh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Otter Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
- Coxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Markles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Markles is located in Vigo County
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- Burnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
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- Fontanet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
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- Jessup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
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- Coal Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
- Summit Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Catlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catlin is located in Parke County
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- Mecca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
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- Sandford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandford is located in Vigo County
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- Seelyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Terre Haute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swalls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Cloverland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Perth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Clay County
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- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Armiesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Saint Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
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 Atherton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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