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 Foresman in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foresman. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foresman listed first.
- Otterbein
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Templeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Montmorenci
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Atkinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
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- Octagon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Octagon is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Round Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Grove is located in White County
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- Swanington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swanington is located in Benton County
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- Winthrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop is located in Warren County
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- Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chase is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Glenhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Boswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lochiel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lochiel is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
- Carbondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Shadeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Elston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Wadena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Attica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Odell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Gravel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Talbot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Foresman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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