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 Flat Iron in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Flat Iron. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Gessie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Perrysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rileysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Coal Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Grape Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Eugene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Cayuga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silverwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silverwood is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Cates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cates is located in Fountain County
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- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vandercook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vandercook is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandercook
- Tilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <2>
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Layton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- State Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Warren County
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- Humrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Humrick is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humrick
- Howard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Harveysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Catlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <2>
- Vermilion Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tangier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tangier is located in Parke County
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- Kingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yeddo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yeddo is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeddo
- Veedersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newell
- Johnsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Hillery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
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 Flat Iron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |