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 Laura in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laura. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laura listed first.
- Kniman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kniman is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
- Virgie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Stoutsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Wheatfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tefft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Surrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Medaryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- DeMotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <2>
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- San Pierre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Francesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Roselawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Lee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Wilders
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilders is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilders
- Clanricarde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clanricarde is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanricarde
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Mount Ayr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Kouts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Boone Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- North Judson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- English Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- English Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Lake
- La Crosse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Laura, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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