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 Erastus had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Erastus, with the one closest to Erastus listed first.
- Macedon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
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- Wabash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
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- Padua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Padua is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Saint Peter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Peter is located in Mercer County
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- Philothea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Philothea is located in Mercer County
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- Coldwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scudder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
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- Skeels Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
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- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Mercer County
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- Fort Recovery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wendelin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
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- Saint Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Celina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brehm ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brehm is located in Mercer County
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- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- New Corydon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Corydon is located in Jay County (IN)
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- Jay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
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- Carthagena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carthagena is located in Mercer County
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- Chattanooga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chattanooga is located in Mercer County
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- Earley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
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- Tama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
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- Westchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westchester is located in Jay County (IN)
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- Cranberry Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Prairie is located in Mercer County
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- Cassella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassella is located in Mercer County
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- Sebastian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sebastian is located in Mercer 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 Erastus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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