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 in 1895, Chambers had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chambers, with the one closest to Chambers listed first.
- Floral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Floral is located in Hancock County
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- Hawesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gatewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Patesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
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- Cannelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Petri
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petri is located in Hancock County
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- Knottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knottsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Skillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skillman is located in Hancock County
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- Cloverport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Tell City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lewisport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yelvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Haynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haynesville is located in Ohio County
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- Ensor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
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- Whitesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
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- Tar Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Holt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Breckinridge County
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- Thruston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thruston is located in Daviess County
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- Philpot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Addison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Evanston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fordsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stephensport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Lilly Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
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- Newtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Rockport
(14 miles [22.5 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 Chambers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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