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 Gem had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gem, with the one closest to Gem listed first.
- Philadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Mount Comfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- New Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Julietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Julietta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julietta
- Mohawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oaklandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountaintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Irvington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- McCordsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Acton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fortville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Brightwood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brightwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Morristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alfont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
- Castleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Gem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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