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 Norristown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Norristown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Norristown listed first.
- Lewis Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rugby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Louis Crossing is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Crossing
- Fenns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- Nortonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonburg
- Hartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Mount Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ewington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ewington is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Forest Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Downeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Downeyville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downeyville
- Meltzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bengal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Edinburgh
(11 miles [17.7 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 Norristown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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