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 in 1895, Layton had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Layton, with the one closest to Layton listed first.
- Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Veedersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fountain is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Coal Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Perrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steam Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steam Corner is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corner
- Aylesworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aylesworth is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yeddo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yeddo is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeddo
- Rob Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Gessie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cates is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mellott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Marshfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Johnsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Rileysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kingman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Attica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- State Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silverwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Silverwood is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
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 Layton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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