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 Mechanicsburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mechanicsburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mechanicsburg listed first.
- Cyclone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Hazelrigg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Elizaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Kirklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thorntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Gadsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Waugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Terhune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Terhune is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terhune
- Avery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Max
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Max is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
- Hillisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillisburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillisburg
- Rosston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosston is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Scircleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Michigantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fickle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Bowers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Shannondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shannondale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannondale
- Advance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Shepherd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Whitestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Big Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Mechanicsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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