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 Colony had a population of 54 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colony, with the one closest to Colony listed first.
- Forest Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Millport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Rutledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gorin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- Knox City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- La Belle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Wyaconda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neeper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Baring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lewistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Luray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Granger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Pleasant Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arbela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Medill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Unity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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