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 Forest Hill had a population of 124 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Hill, with the one closest to Forest Hill listed first.
- Letts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
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- Horace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Horace is located in Decatur County
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- Waynesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Burney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
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- Harris City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
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- Hartsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Westport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Gaynorsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gaynorsville is located in Decatur County
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- Ewington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington is located in Decatur County
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- Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
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- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
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- Alert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
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- Sardinia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
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- Harper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
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- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Bartholomew County
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- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
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- Greensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
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- Millhousen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Petersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
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- Brewersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brewersville is located in Jennings County
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- McCoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy is located in Decatur County
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- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nortonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
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- Zenas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
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- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Downeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Downeyville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downeyville
- Saint Omer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
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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 Forest Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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