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 Thayer had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thayer, with the one closest to Thayer listed first.
- Shelby
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Roselawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Forest City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeMotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Virgie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kniman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kniman is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
- Stoutsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sherburnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Surrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Leroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wheatfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Ayr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aylesworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hurlburt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hurlburt is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlburt
- Palmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Hopkins Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <2>
- Morocco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boone Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Klaasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klaasville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaasville
- Crown Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grant Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
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 Thayer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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