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 Decker had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Decker had a population of 244 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Iona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iona is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Purcell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patoka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Francisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oatsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bowman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Allendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rumble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rumble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Monroe City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Vincennes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Patton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lyles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyles is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
- Billett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Francisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Glezen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pond Creek Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pond Creek Mills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Mills
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- King
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- King is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Oakland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Friendsville is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
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 Decker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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