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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 Mount Carmel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mount Carmel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.

  • Bono
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bono is located in Lawrence County
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  • Campbellsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fort Ritner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
  • Rush Creek Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Valley
  • Sparksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sparksville is located in Jackson County
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  • Claysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Claysville is located in Washington County
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  • Smedley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Smedley is located in Washington County
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  • Hitchcock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hitchcock is located in Washington County
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  • Tunnelton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
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  • Leipsic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leipsic is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Kossuth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kossuth is located in Washington County
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  • Millport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Millport is located in Washington County
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  • Medora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Medora is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Leesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Leesville is located in Lawrence County
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  • Bromer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bromer is located in Orange County
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  • Orleans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Livonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Livonia is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
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  • Vallonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Syria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Syria is located in Orange County
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  • Mitchell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lost River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lost River is located in Orange County
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  • Stampers Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stampers Creek is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers Creek
  • Canton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton is located in Washington County
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  • Erie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie is located in Lawrence County
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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 Mount Carmel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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