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>
Alta Vista itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alta Vista, with the one closest to Alta Vista listed first.
- Weatherby
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Santa Rosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Altamont is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Civil Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Civil Bend is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kidder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gallatin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pattonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Osborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jameson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McFall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wabash Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wabash Crossing is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Crossing
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Kerr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Gentryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orchid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orchid is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Whitten
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whitten is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten
- Stewartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Matkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Matkins is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matkins
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 Alta Vista, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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