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 Novelty had a population of 220 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Novelty had a population of 131 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Novelty, with the one closest to Novelty listed first.
- Hedge City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
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- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill is located in Knox County
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- Cherry Box
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Box is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Box
- Plevna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
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- Nickellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nickellton is located in Macon County
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- Sue City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
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- Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Epworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Epworth is located in Shelby County
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- Hurdland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Edina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
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- Redman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redman is located in Macon County
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- Hagers Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hagers Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagers Grove
- Kirby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
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- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Shelby County
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- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brashear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Gibbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knox City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Economy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- La Plata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Love Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
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- Atlanta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Ten Mile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Shelbyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Baring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Novelty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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