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 Raccoon had a population of 164 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Raccoon, with the one closest to Raccoon listed first.
- Parkersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Parkersburg is located in Montgomery County
- Fincastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Lapland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Carpentersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Carpentersville is located in Putnam County
- Roachdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roachdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachdale
- Roachdale is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roachdale <3>
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Morton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Ladoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Ladoga is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladoga <3>
- Browns Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Browns Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Bainbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- North Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Milligan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Portland Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Whitesville is located in Montgomery County
- Waveland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Waveland is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <3>
- New Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Maysville
- New Maysville is located in Putnam County
- Clinton Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Clinton Falls is located in Putnam County
- Brick Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Chapel
- Brick Chapel is located in Putnam County
- Barnard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Hollandsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsburg
- Hollandsburg is located in Parke County
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Linnsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Mace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Guion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Guion is located in Parke County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Putnam County: www.co.putnam.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 Raccoon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |