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 West Atherton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Atherton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Atherton listed first.
- Atherton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Atherton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnut
- Tecumseh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Otter Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Markles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Markles is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles
- Coxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Burnett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jessup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
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- Fontanet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coal Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
- Mecca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Summit Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandford is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
- Terre Haute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seelyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Catlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Catlin is located in Parke County
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- Cloverland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Armiesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 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 West Atherton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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