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 Newark had a population of 303 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Newark had a population of 90 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Newark, with the one closest to Newark listed first.
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Steffenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Steffenville is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffenville
- Plevna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- La Belle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hedge City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Epworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Epworth is located in Shelby County
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- Argola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Knox City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
- Nelsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Tolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tolona is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolona
- Novelty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Benbow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benbow is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbow
- Forest Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Cherry Box
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Box is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Box
- Emden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Naomi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Naomi is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Deer Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Edina
(15 miles [24.1 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 Newark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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