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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 Fowlerton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fowlerton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fowlerton listed first.

  • Fairmount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Upland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Summitville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Summitville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Wheeling
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheeling is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Renner ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Renner is located in Blackford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
  • Arcana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Arcana is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
  • Weaver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weaver is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Hackleman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hackleman is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
  • Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jadden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jadden is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadden
  • Rigdon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rigdon is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
  • Alexandria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Anthony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Anthony is located in Delaware County
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  • Hartford City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Roseburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roseburg is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
  • Orestes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Orestes is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Eaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Eaton is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <2>
  • Dundee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Hanfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hanfield is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanfield
  • Shideler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shideler is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shideler
  • Roll
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Roll is located in Blackford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
  • Farrville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Farrville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
  • Landess
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Landess is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess
  • Herbst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Herbst is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
  • Normal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Normal is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Point Isabel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Point Isabel is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel

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 Fowlerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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