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 Rossburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rossburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rossburg listed first.
- New Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Enochsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Smiths Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smiths Crossing is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossing
- Saint Maurice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- McCoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McCoy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Batesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
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- Ballstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ballstown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballstown
- Oldenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Napoleon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
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- Springhill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millhousen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Peppertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peppertown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
- Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
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- Harris City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Gaynorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gaynorsville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynorsville
- Lookout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Spades
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spades is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spades
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Ewington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
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 Rossburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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