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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 Velpen had a population of 217 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Pikeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Survant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Survant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survant
    • Survant is located in Pike County
  • Duff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
    • Duff is located in Dubois County
  • Augusta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Augusta is located in Pike County
  • Stendal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stendal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
    • Stendal is located in Pike County
  • Ireland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
    • Ireland is located in Dubois County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <3>
  • Otwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Winslow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
    • Winslow is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <3>
  • Ayrshire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
    • Ayrshire is located in Pike County
  • Arthur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Pike County
  • Holland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntingburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Algiers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Spurgeon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
    • Spurgeon is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Selvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selvin
    • Selvin is located in Warrick County
  • Littles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
    • Littles is located in Pike County
  • Scalesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
    • Scalesville is located in Warrick County
  • Portersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glezen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Johnsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
    • Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
  • Bretzville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bretzville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretzville
    • Bretzville is located in Dubois County
  • Waco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Waco is located in Davies's County
  • Heilman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heilman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
    • Heilman is located in Warrick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Heilman
    • From Velpen to Heilman
  • Saint Henry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
    • Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
  • Haysville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
    • Haysville is located in Dubois County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Haysville
    • From Velpen to Haysville
  • Petersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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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 Velpen, 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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