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 Laurel had a population of 867 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Laurel had a population of 544 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Laurel, with the one closest to Laurel listed first.
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Metamora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Nulltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Andersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Everton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peppertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peppertown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
- Yellow Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Oak Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Brookville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Alquina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alquina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alquina
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oldenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunlapsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlapsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlapsville
- Mauzy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mauzy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauzy
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Saint Maurice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enochsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
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 Laurel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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