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 in 1895, Peters Switch had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peters Switch, with the one closest to Peters Switch listed first.
- Rockford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Jonesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reddington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reddington is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddington
- Seymour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fleming
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
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- Azalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Hayden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
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- Waymansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Walesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Shields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shields is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Spraytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Scipio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Dudleytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Queensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Freetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ewing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Brownstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Becks Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stratford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
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 Peters Switch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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