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 Holmesville had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Holmesville, with the one closest to Holmesville listed first.
- Otis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Otis is located in LaPorte County
- Durham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Westville is located in LaPorte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <3>
- Burdick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Coburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Alida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Alida is located in LaPorte County
- Door Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Door Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Suman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Haskell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Michigan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
- Michigan City is located in LaPorte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,054 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <3>
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - La Porte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
- La Porte is located in LaPorte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <3>
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Mills <3>
- Wellsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Chesterton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
- Chesterton is located in Porter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterton <3>
- Kingsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Porter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Porter is located in Porter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <3>
- Wanatah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanatah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanatah
- Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanatah <3>
- Babcock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Valparaiso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
- Valparaiso is located in Porter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <3>
- Tracy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - South Wanatah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wanatah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wanatah
- South Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
- Hanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Hanna is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <3>
- McCool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/
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 Holmesville, 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. |