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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 Saint Josephs Shrine in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Saint Josephs Shrine. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Saint Josephs Shrine listed first.

  • Saint Meinrad
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Adyeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Adyeville is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adyeville
  • Fulda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Huffman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Huffman is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
  • Bristow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Siberia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Siberia is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
  • Ferdinand
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mariah Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Santa Claus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ranger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ranger is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
  • Saint Henry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
  • Lamar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Uniontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Uniontown is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Kennedy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kennedy is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Evanston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Evanston is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Bretzville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bretzville is located in Dubois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretzville
  • Apalona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Apalona is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
  • Kyana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kyana is located in Dubois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
  • Johnsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
  • Buffaloville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffaloville is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville
  • Celina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Celina is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Dale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dale is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <2>
  • Saint Anthony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rockport Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
  • Liberal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberal is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
  • Branchville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Branchville is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Birdseye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mentor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mentor is located in Dubois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor

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 Saint Josephs Shrine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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