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 Highland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Highland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Highland listed first.
- Hitchcock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
- Rush Creek Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Creek Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Valley
- Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County
- Smedley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Kossuth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Harristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harristown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Campbellsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
- Campbellsburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <3>
- Claysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Farabee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - New Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- New Philadelphia is located in Washington County
- Millport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - South Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Livonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Sparksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Sparksville is located in Jackson County
- Bromer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Fort Ritner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Bono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Medora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Organ Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Organ Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
- Organ Springs is located in Washington County
- Little York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Blue River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Washington County
- Tampico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Vallonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia
- Vallonia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallonia <3>
- Leipsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyindiana.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 Highland, 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |