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 Merrillville had a population of 209 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Merrillville had a population of 34,916 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merrillville, with the one closest to Merrillville listed first.
- Lottaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ainsworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ainsworth is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
- Crown Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Deep River
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deep River is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liverpool
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Griffith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schererville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer is located in Lake County
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- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Lake Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sedley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sedley is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Miller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Hurlburt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hurlburt is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlburt
- Crisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crisman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
- Willow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hessville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 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 Merrillville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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