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, Van Buren had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Van Buren, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Sparrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
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- Chaplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
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- Sinai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Little Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
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- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Spencer County
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- Bloomfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
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- Seaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
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- Birdie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- Harrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
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- Southville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Southville is located in Shelby County
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- Polin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Polin is located in Washington County
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- Fox Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tablow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
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- Figgs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Figgs is located in Shelby County
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- Yoder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yoder is located in Spencer County
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- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Nelson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Maud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maud is located in Washington County
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- Cardwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cardwell is located in Washington County
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- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
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- Avenstoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Waddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
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 Van Buren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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