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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, Elba had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elba, with the one closest to Elba listed first.

  • Saint Joseph
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Daviess County
  • Wrightsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsburg
    • Wrightsburg is located in McLean County
  • Cleopatra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleopatra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
    • Cleopatra is located in McLean County
  • Congleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
    • Congleton is located in McLean County
  • Lemon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
    • Lemon is located in McLean County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lemon
    • From Elba to Lemon
  • West Louisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Louisville
    • West Louisville is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Louisville <4>
  • Curdsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
    • Curdsville is located in Daviess County
  • Onton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
    • Onton is located in Webster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Onton
    • From Elba to Onton
  • Panther
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panther have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Panther is located in Daviess County
  • Ashbyburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashbyburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbyburg
    • Ashbyburg is located in Hopkins County
  • Hebbardsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Niagara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Niagara. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
    • Niagara is located in Henderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Niagara
    • From Elba to Niagara
  • Sebree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moseleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moseleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
    • Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Moseleyville
    • From Elba to Moseleyville
  • Sorgho
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorgho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorgho
    • Sorgho is located in Daviess County
  • Robards
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
    • Robards is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <4>
  • Rumsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in McLean County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glenville
    • From Elba to Glenville
  • Rome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Daviess County
  • Birk City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
    • Birk City is located in Daviess County
  • Bluff City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Buel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pettit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
    • Pettit is located in Daviess County
  • Zion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Henderson County
  • Anthoston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthoston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthoston
    • Anthoston is located in Henderson 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 Elba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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