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 Whitcomb Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whitcomb Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whitcomb Heights listed first.
- Terre Haute
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
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- Tecumseh
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
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- Sandford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandford is located in Vigo County
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- Markles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Markles is located in Vigo County
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- Otter Creek Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ferrel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ferrel is located in Edgar County (IL)
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- Dennison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
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- McKeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McKeen is located in Clark County (IL)
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- Prairieton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
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- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
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- Marley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marley is located in Edgar County (IL)
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- Youngstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
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- Swalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
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- Burnett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
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- Atherton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atherton is located in Vigo County
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- Vermilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Seelyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Nevins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
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- Cloverland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
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- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County
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- Pimento
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
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- Fontanet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
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- Hudnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
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- Oliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
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 Whitcomb Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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