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 Thorntown had a population of 1,530 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Thorntown had a population of 1,563 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thorntown, with the one closest to Thorntown listed first.
- Hazelrigg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shannondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Max
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Max is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
- Advance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fickle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Clarks Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cyclone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cyclone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smartsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kirkpatrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
- Linnsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linnsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnsburg
- New Brunswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Brunswick is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
- Kirklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stockwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shepherd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
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 Thorntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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