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 Melcher in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Melcher. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Melcher listed first.
- Montezuma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Armiesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Coloma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Leatherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mecca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Summit Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Annapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Parke County
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- Catlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Nyesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Sylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sylvania is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Tangier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tangier is located in Parke County
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- Dana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Toronto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Toronto is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Hudnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnut
- Coxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coxville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jessup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Judson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
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 Melcher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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