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 Spencer had a population of 1,868 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Spencer had a population of 2,262 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spencer, with the one closest to Spencer listed first.
- Romona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Vandalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Adel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Stinesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Carp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Gosport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
- Gosport is located in Owen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <4>
- Vilas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Whitehall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Ellettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
- Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <4>
- Atkinsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Arney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Arney is located in Owen County
- McVille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Farmers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Cataract
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Hendricksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hendricksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Patricksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Calvertville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvertville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Paragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
- Paragon is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <4>
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 Spencer, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |