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 Beech Brook in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Beech Brook. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Beech Brook listed first.
- Shelbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Fenns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- Prescott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rays Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boggstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meltzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
- Bengal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountaintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Needham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Urmeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lewis Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Gwynneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carrollton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Acton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Beech Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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