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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Santa Claus had a population of 144 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Santa Claus had a population of 2,404 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Santa Claus, with the one closest to Santa Claus listed first.

  • Kennedy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Spencer County
  • Buffaloville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffaloville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville
    • Buffaloville is located in Spencer County
  • Mariah Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lamar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
  • Fulda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
    • Fulda is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulda <3>
  • Rockport Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kercheval
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kercheval. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
    • Kercheval is located in Spencer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kercheval
    • From Santa Claus to Kercheval
  • Liberal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Liberal is located in Spencer County
  • Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evanston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Meinrad
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Meinrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Meinrad
    • Saint Meinrad is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Meinrad <3>
  • Saint Henry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
    • Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
  • Gentryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Johnsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
    • Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
  • Huffman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
    • Huffman is located in Spencer County
  • Ferdinand
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
    • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <3>
  • Newtonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Newtonville is located in Spencer County
  • Pigeon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Pigeon is located in Spencer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pigeon
    • From Santa Claus to Pigeon
  • Chrisney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisney
    • Chrisney is located in Spencer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisney <3>
  • Adyeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adyeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adyeville
    • Adyeville is located in Perry County
  • Heilman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heilman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
    • Heilman is located in Warrick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Heilman
    • From Santa Claus to Heilman
  • Bristow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
    • Bristow is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <3>
  • Tennyson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
    • Tennyson is located in Warrick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennyson <3>
  • Holland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Selvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selvin
    • Selvin is located in Warrick County

The official website for Santa Claus: www.townofsantaclaus.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 Santa Claus, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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