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 in 1895, Smithland had a post office and no railroad service.

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

Marietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
Fenns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
Lewis Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
Bengal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bengal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
Mount Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <3>
Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
Prescott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prescott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in Johnson County
Boggstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggstown
- Boggstown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boggstown <3>
Needham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Needham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needham <3>
Urmeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
Fairland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Fairland is located in Shelby County
- Estimated population in 2015: 587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <3>
Edinburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Edinburgh is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburgh <3>
Saint Louis Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Crossing
- Saint Louis Crossing is located in Bartholomew County
Waldron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
Meltzer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meltzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Shelby County
Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
Rays Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <3>
Clifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
Rugby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rugby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 Smithland, 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.