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)
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Survant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Survant is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survant
- Duff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Augusta is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Stendal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Ireland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ayrshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ayrshire is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- 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)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Selvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Selvin is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selvin
- Littles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
- Scalesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- 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)
- Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Bretzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bretzville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretzville
- Waco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Heilman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Henry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Haysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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. |
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