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, Elgin had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Epworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Epworth is located in Shelby County
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- Plevna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
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- Steffenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Steffenville is located in Lewis County
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- Kirby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
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- Leonard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
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- Hedge City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
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- Nelsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
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- Emden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
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- Argola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
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- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Shelby County
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- Novelty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Box
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Box is located in Shelby County
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- Hagers Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hagers Grove is located in Shelby County
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- Benbow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Benbow is located in Marion County
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- La Belle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Knox City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lewistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
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- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
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- Naomi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Naomi is located in Marion County
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- Tolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
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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 Elgin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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