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 Rays Crossing had a population of 69 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rays Crossing, with the one closest to Rays Crossing listed first.
- Meltzer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
- Manilla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waldron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gowdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fenns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Downeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Downeyville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downeyville
- Fairland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smithland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Milroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountaintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Williamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Farmers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Lewis Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Westland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Boggstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Rays Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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