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, Slaughters had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Slaughters had a population of 206 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Slaughters, with the one closest to Slaughters listed first.
- Veazey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Veazey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
- Hanson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Onton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbyburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbyburg is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbyburg
- Vanderburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sebree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wrightsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsburg is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsburg
- Congleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Congleton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Manitou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Lemon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Madisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wanamaker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wanamaker is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
- Lisman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sacramento
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rumsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tilden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Free Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Robards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Semiway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Semiway is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semiway
- Cleopatra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleopatra is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopatra
- Delaware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
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 Slaughters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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