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 Slabtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Slabtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Slabtown listed first.
- Smyrna
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- McCoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCoy is located in Decatur County
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- Smiths Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths Crossing is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossing
- Millhousen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- New Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaynorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gaynorsville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynorsville
- Napoleon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Decatur County
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- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
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- Saint Maurice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
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- Ballstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ballstown is located in Ripley County
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- Horace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Horace is located in Decatur County
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- Letts Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
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- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ewington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
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- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
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- Springhill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Westport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Zenas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Osgood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Morris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Oldenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Forest Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
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 Slabtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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