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 Jonesboro had a population of 687 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jonesboro had a population of 1,629 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <2>
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Roseburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Upland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Upland is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <2>
- Hackleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Arcana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Herbst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbst
- Herbst is located in Grant County
- Summitville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jadden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Landess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hanfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Sweetser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetser
- Sweetser is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,092 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetser <2>
- Point Isabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Point Isabel is located in Grant County
- Rigdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Renner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Swayzee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swayzee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayzee
- Swayzee is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swayzee <2>
- Normal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Fox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Wheeling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Farrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Jalapa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Van Buren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Mier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Sims
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sims is located in Grant County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.net/
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 Jonesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |