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 Fairbanks had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Prairie Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Vigo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
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- Darwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Hutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Shelburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
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- Jackson Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County
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- Pimento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Hutsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Ernst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ernst is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
- Merom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hymera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Youngstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Trimble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Farnsworth ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
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 Fairbanks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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