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 Risse in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Risse. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Risse listed first.
- Frankfort
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Avery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Cyclone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Boyleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boyleston is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Manson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Michigantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moran is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Hillisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillisburg is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillisburg
- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambria is located in Clinton County
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- Beard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Kirklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scircleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scircleville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scircleville
- Geetingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sedalia is located in Clinton County
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- Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Clinton County
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- Middlefork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork is located in Clinton County
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- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fickle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hazelrigg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Terhune
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Terhune is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terhune
- Kempton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Edna Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
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 Risse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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