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, South Boston had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from South Boston, with the one closest to South Boston listed first.
- Farabee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farabee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farabee
- Harristown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Philadelphia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Blue River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Bartle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Borden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leota is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Little York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- New Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Broom Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
- Kossuth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hitchcock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hitchcock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
- Henryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Underwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Organ Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Organ Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Scottsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Creek Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Valley
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Memphis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 South Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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