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 Lafayette in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Lafayette. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Lafayette listed first.
- Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Elston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Lafayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Octagon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Octagon is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Montmorenci
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Shadeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Ash Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Grove is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Taylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Taylor is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Monitor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Buck Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenhall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Heath is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Americus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Otterbein
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
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- South Raub
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Raub is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Brookston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pettit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pettit is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Colburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colburn is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Round Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Grove is located in White County
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- Pyrmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
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- Roberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
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- Romney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stockwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
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- Edna Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
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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 West Lafayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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