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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meltzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
    • Meltzer is located in Shelby County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
    • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
  • Prescott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prescott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Prescott is located in Shelby County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Prescott
    • From Rays Crossing to Prescott
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Shelby County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
    • Morristown is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
  • Fenns
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
    • Fenns is located in Shelby County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downeyville
    • Downeyville is located in Decatur County
  • Fairland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Smithland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Smithland is located in Shelby County
  • Milroy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Milroy is located in Rush County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <3>
  • Henderson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountaintown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountaintown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
    • Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
  • Williamstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Rush County
  • Rushville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Farmers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
    • Farmers is located in Rush County
  • Marietta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Shelby County
  • Lewis Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
    • Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
  • Adams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Decatur County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Adams
    • From Rays Crossing to Adams
  • Sandusky
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandusky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Sandusky is located in Decatur County
  • Carthage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Carrollton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Hancock County
  • Westland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
    • Westland is located in Hancock County
  • Boggstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggstown
    • Boggstown is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boggstown <3>

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 Rays Crossing, 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.




 

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