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>
While we didn't find Louin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Louin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Louin listed first.
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turnerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Sylvarena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Acme ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garlandsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paulding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paulding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
- Penantly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shongelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shongelo is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
- Bezer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Norris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gitano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gitano is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
- Amy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Louin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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