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 Roanoke had a population of 532 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Roanoke had a population of 1,706 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Aboite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mardenis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mardenis is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardenis
- Zanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saturn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saturn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Nine Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nine Mile is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Laud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laud is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laud
- Goblesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunfee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Markle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raber is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raber
- Browns Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Corner is located in Huntington County
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- Arcola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peabody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peabody is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Uniondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tunker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tunker is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunker
- Coesse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coesse is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesse
- Makin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Makin is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makin
- Ossian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kingsland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsland is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Bracken
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bracken is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Bippus
(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 Roanoke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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