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 Meltzer had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Meltzer, with the one closest to Meltzer listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
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- Rays Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
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- Prescott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
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- Waldron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
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- Manilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
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- Gowdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
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- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
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- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
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- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Fenns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
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- Downeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Downeyville is located in Decatur County
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- Gwynneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Smithland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
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- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
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- Milroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lewis Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
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- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
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- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
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- Fairland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
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- Sandusky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
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- Bengal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Fountaintown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
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- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
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- Boggstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Meltzer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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