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 Prescott had a population of 153 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prescott, with the one closest to Prescott listed first.
- Waldron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meltzer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
- Fenns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- Blue Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rays Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Omer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smithland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Lewis Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Downeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Downeyville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downeyville
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gowdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bengal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ewington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Sandusky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Williamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Milroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gwynneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Boggstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Prescott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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