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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 in 1895, Ridertown had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ridertown, with the one closest to Ridertown listed first.

  • Millgrove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunkirk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Dunkirk is located in Jay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <3>
  • Pennville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Redkey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Como
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Como is located in Jay County
  • Balbec
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balbec have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balbec
    • Balbec is located in Jay County
  • Mollie ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mollie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
    • Mollie is located in Blackford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mollie
    • From Ridertown to Mollie
  • Blaine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Montpelier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
    • Montpelier is located in Blackford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <3>
  • Corkwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corkwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkwell
    • Corkwell is located in Jay County
  • Fiat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hartford City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fairview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Randolph County
  • Powers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Powers is located in Jay County
  • New Mount Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mount Pleasant
    • New Mount Pleasant is located in Jay County
  • Kitt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitt
    • Kitt is located in Jay County
  • Eaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Granville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Poling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poling
    • Poling is located in Jay County
  • Nottingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Keystone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Collett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
    • Collett is located in Jay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Collett
    • From Ridertown to Collett
  • Phenix
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phenix. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Phenix is located in Wells County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Phenix
    • From Ridertown to Phenix

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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 Ridertown, 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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