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 Silex in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Silex. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Gosport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Romona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Romona is located in Owen County
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- Stinesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Paragon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carp is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Alaska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
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- Wakeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wakeland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeland
- Ellettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cataract
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cataract is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Hyndsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hyndsdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndsdale
- Plano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Vandalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Herbamount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herbamount is located in Morgan County
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- Eminence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Atkinsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
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- Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Owen County
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- Whitehall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitehall is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adel is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
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 Silex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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