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 Prairie in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prairie. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Hovey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Upton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Posey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
- Erwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Farmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Posey County
- Solitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Bufkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Emma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Emma is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <4>
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
- Elm Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Caborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Oliver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Herald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Herald is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herald <4>
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Hitesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- West Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
- West Franklin is located in Posey County
- Lippe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Hepburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - New Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Posey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <4>
- Iron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |