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 Fairland had a population of 513 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2015, Fairland had a population of 587 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fairland, with the one closest to Fairland listed first.
- Boggstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- London
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Needham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Urmeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bengal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Smithland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Fountaintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carrollton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Rocklane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Fenns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- New Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Rays Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meltzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
- Julietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Julietta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julietta
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gwynneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Fairland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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