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 Bancroft had a population of 101 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Madelaine ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Madelaine is located in Daviess County
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- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Harrison County
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- Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Harrison County
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- Edinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Jameson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shott is located in Grundy County
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- Buttsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buttsville is located in Grundy County
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- Pattonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wabash Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wabash Crossing is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Crossing
- Hickory Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tindall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gardner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Moriah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Civil Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Civil Bend is located in Daviess County
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- Gallatin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Modena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carlow is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlow
- Genova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genova is located in Livingston County
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- Wyandotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wyandotte is located in Grundy County
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- Spickard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dinsmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dinsmore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Matkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Bancroft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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