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 Roll had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Jadden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - McNatts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Dillman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Jeff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Farrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Renner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Mollie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Montpelier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- 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 <4>
- Arcana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Hartford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Hartford City is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <4>
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mount Zion is located in Wells County
- Van Buren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Upland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Upland is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <4>
- Milo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
- Buckeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Landess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Hanfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Millgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Poneto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Liberty Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Ridertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Balbec
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Fiat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Nottingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Pleasant Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Blackford County: www.blackfordcounty.com/
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 Roll, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |