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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, Swalls had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Swalls, with the one closest to Swalls listed first.

  • Seelyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Cloverland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Riley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
    • Riley is located in Vigo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Staunton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Staunton is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Markles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles
    • Markles is located in Vigo County
  • Burnett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter Creek Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Junction
    • Otter Creek Junction is located in Vigo County
  • Terre Haute
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Turner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Turner is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Turner
    • From Swalls to Turner
  • Youngstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Art
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fontanet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Prairie City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hoosierville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoosierville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosierville
    • Hoosierville is located in Clay County
  • Brazil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
    • Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
  • Atherton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atherton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
    • Atherton is located in Vigo County
  • Saline City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Saline City is located in Clay County
  • Ashboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro
    • Ashboro is located in Clay County
  • Tecumseh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
    • Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
  • Prairieton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
    • Prairieton is located in Vigo County
  • Pimento
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Asherville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asherville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
    • Asherville is located in Clay County
  • Knightsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Benwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
    • Benwood is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Benwood
    • From Swalls to Benwood
  • Cardonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardonia
    • Cardonia is located in Clay County
  • Perth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
    • Perth is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Perth
    • From Swalls to Perth
  • Rosedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 Swalls, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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