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 Surrey had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Surrey, with the one closest to Surrey listed first.
- Rensselaer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ayr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Fair Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Virgie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Foresman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Kniman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kniman is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
- Roselawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Beaver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morocco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Lee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Thayer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- DeMotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <2>
- Stoutsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Wheatfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Remington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Francesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Medaryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wolcott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tefft
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
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 Surrey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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