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 Fountaintown had a population of 248 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fountaintown, with the one closest to Fountaintown listed first.
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Hancock County
- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Morristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Westland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
- New Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- New Palestine is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Palestine <3>
- Gwynneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Shelby County
- Fairland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Fairland is located in Shelby County
- Estimated population in 2015: 587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <3>
- Gem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Julietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Acton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Mohawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Boggstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggstown
- Boggstown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boggstown <3>
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
- Rays Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
- Maxwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Mount Comfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Manilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Rocklane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Meltzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Farmers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Willow Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock 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 Fountaintown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |