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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>

While we didn't find Wilson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.

  • Geneva
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Corydon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rankin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rankin is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Weaverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weaverton is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverton
  • Cairo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cairo is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Henderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonesburg is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
  • Anthoston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Anthoston is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthoston
  • Dixie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dixie is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • West Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Franklin is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
  • Vaughan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
  • Hitesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hitesville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
  • Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Robards
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Zion is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Cypress
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
  • Niagara
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Niagara is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
  • Saint Vincent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Vincent is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
  • Flournoy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Flournoy is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
  • Tilden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tilden is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Wanamaker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wanamaker is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamaker
  • Baskett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Baskett is located in Henderson County
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  • Sebree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chapman is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Saint Philip
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Philip is located in Posey County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Philip
  • Boxville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Boxville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxville
  • Spottsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Spottsville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
  • Evansville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Evansville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,407 people
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  • Belknap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Belknap is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
  • Uniontown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Uniontown is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people

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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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