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 Ferdinand had a population of 627 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ferdinand had a population of 2,253 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Saint Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Saint Meinrad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mariah Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adyeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adyeville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adyeville
- Bretzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bretzville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretzville
- Johnsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Saint Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Claus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Siberia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Kyana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Huntingburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Bristow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mentor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Schnellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Buffaloville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffaloville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Birdseye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Celestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Duff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
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 Ferdinand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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