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 Raintown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Raintown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Raintown listed first.
- Lizton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizton
- Lizton is located in Hendricks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lizton <2>
- Pittsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Pittsboro is located in Hendricks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <2>
- Montclair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - New Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- New Brunswick is located in Boone County
- Tilden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Brownsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
- Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <2>
- North Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
- North Salem is located in Hendricks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salem <2>
- Shepherd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Hendricks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Gale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
- Max
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Royalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Barnard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Clermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Clermont is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <2>
- New Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Winchester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Traders Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Point
- Traders Point is located in Marion County
- Whitestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Whitestown is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,586 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitestown <2>
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
- Cartersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersburg
- Cartersburg is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersburg <2>
- New Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ross
- New Ross is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ross <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hendricks County: www.co.hendricks.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 Raintown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |