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, Babcock had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Babcock, with the one closest to Babcock listed first.
- McCool
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCool is located in Porter County
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- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Porter County
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- Chesterton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Porter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crisman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crisman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
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- Suman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sedley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Porter County
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- Valparaiso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burdick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burdick is located in Porter County
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- Hobart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Porter County
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- Miller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Miller is located in Lake County
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- Lake Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ainsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ainsworth is located in Lake County
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- Deep River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
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- Liverpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Otis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holmesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Merrillville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haskell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
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 Babcock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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