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, Prairie Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- Vigo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Hutton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Fairbanks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Farmersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pimento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Prairieton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Darwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darwin is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Shelburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Youngstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Walnut Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Ernst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ernst is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
- Snyder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Jackson Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- West York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Hymera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
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- Farrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
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- Sullivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dennison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Riley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Hutsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKeen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McKeen is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeen
- Terre Haute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Prairie Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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