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 Rosstown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rosstown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Waynesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
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- Walesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
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- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Azalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Waymansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Peters Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
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- Elizabethtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Reddington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reddington is located in Jackson County
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- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Jackson County
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- Stratford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stratford is located in Marion County
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- Petersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
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- Corn Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
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- Becks Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
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- Spraytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
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- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
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- Fleming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
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- Scipio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
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- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bartholomew County
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- Mount Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
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- Pikes Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
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- Newbern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Nortonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nortonburg is located in Bartholomew County
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- Clifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Christiansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Christiansburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
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 Rosstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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