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.
- Smiths Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smiths Crossing is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossing
- McCoy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCoy is located in Decatur County
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- New Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Maurice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Enochsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
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- Hamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
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- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
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- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Ballstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ballstown is located in Ripley County
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- Batesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oldenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Harris City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
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- Millhousen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Napoleon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
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- Gaynorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaynorsville is located in Decatur County
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- Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
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- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
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- Ewington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Decatur County
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- Horace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horace is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Peppertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peppertown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
- Andersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
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- Downeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downeyville is located in Decatur County
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- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
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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