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 New Salem had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Salem, with the one closest to New Salem listed first.
- Richland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Rush County
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- Andersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
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- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Rush County
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- Mauzy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mauzy is located in Rush County
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- Milroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
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- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
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- Springhill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
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- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Fayette County
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- Gings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gings is located in Rush County
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- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
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- Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
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- Nulltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
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- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
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- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Decatur County
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- Sexton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sexton is located in Rush County
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- Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
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- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Rush County
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- Gowdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
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- Saint Maurice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
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- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
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 New Salem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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