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 West Union had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coloma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coloma is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Bloomingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Annapolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armiesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Sylvania
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvania is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Tangier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tangier is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier
- Leatherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Dana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mecca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Silverwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silverwood is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Kingman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Toronto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toronto is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Nyesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cayuga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cates is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Judson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
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 Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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