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, Defoe had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Defoe, with the one closest to Defoe listed first.
- Cropper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cropper is located in Shelby County
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- North Pleasureville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Pleasureville is located in Henry County
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- Pleasureville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Christianburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Christianburg is located in Shelby County
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- Consolation
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consolation
- Eminence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franklinton is located in Henry County
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- Hatton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
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- Lockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
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- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harvieland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harvieland is located in Franklin County
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- Polsgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Polsgrove is located in Franklin County
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- Clay Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
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- Benson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Gest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gest is located in Henry County
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- Gratz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gratz is located in Owen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Chestnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County
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- Peytona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peytona is located in Shelby County
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- Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Owen County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Drennon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Drennon Springs is located in Henry County
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- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graefenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Graefenburg is located in Shelby County
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- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Frankfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peaks Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peaks Mill is located in Franklin County
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- Pleasant Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home is located in Owen County
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- Jericho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Henry 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 Defoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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