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)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Fenns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenns
- Lewis Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Bengal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
- Mount Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boggstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
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- Needham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Urmeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Fairland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edinburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Louis Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis Crossing is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis Crossing
- Waldron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Meltzer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltzer
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
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- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Rays Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Rugby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
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. |
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