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 Lafayette had a population of 16,243 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lafayette had a population of 71,484 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lafayette, with the one closest to Lafayette listed first.
- Elston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monitor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Shadeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Battle Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pettit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pettit is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Heath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heath is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Buck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Raub
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Raub is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Raub
- Stockwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Americus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Glenhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Romney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edna Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colburn is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburn
- Octagon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Octagon is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Montmorenci
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owasco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ockley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarks Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fickle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Radnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otterbein
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Lafayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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