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 Needham had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Needham, with the one closest to Needham listed first.
- Urmeyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Urmeyville is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Boggstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bengal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rocklane is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amity is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Smithland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Acton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Fenns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stones Crossing is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Bargersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Southport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bud is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Trafalgar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburgh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lewis Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Kinder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kinder is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
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 Needham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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