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>
While we didn't find Universal in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Universal. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Universal listed first.
- New Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Libertyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Atherton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Hudnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnut
- Sandford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandford is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
- Vermilion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Bernice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Summit Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Clays Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Markles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Markles is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles
- Coxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coxville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
- Kidley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Mecca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Terre Haute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Jessup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
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- Toronto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Toronto is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Nevins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Marley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Ferrel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrel is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel
- Farrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
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- Fontanet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
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- Armiesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Universal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |