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 Jonestown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jonestown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Saint Bernice
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Clays Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Kidley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Toronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Toronto is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
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- Dana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
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- Hudnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
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- Armiesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scottland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Vermilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mecca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Atherton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atherton is located in Vigo County
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- Edgar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edgar is located in Edgar County (IL)
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- Horace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Horace is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Wetzel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wetzel is located in Edgar County (IL)
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- Sandford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandford is located in Vigo County
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- Coxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coxville is located in Parke County
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- Leatherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Parke County
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- Chrisman
(11 miles [17.7 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 Jonestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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