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)
- Romona is located in Owen County
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- Vandalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Owen County
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- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Adel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adel is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Owen County
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- Stinesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Carp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carp is located in Owen County
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- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
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- Gosport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vilas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas is located in Owen County
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- Whitehall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehall is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Ellettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Arney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arney is located in Owen County
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- McVille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McVille is located in Greene County
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- Farmers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers is located in Owen County
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- Cataract
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cataract is located in Owen County
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- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Greene County
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- Hendricksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
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- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Morgan County
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- Patricksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
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- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
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- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Owen County
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- Calvertville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Paragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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. |
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