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 Bobtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bobtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bobtown listed first.
- Peters Switch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Rockford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
- Surprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Reddington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reddington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddington
- Reddington is located in Jackson County
- Waymansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waymansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Shields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Azalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Waynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Spraytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Fleming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Walesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Freetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freetown <3>
- Ewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Brownstown is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <3>
- Chestnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Elizabethtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Becks Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Dudleytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Hayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Scipio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Pikes Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Christiansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Christiansburg is located in Brown County
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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 Bobtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |