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 Layne in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Layne. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Layne listed first.
- Lagonda
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lagonda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Clark County
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- Beatty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beatty is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Pitchin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pitchin is located in Clark County
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- Thorps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thorps is located in Clark County
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- Oxtoby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oxtoby is located in Clark County
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- Eagle City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
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- Hustead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hustead is located in Clark County
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- New Moorefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
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- Durbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Clark County
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- Hennessey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hennessey is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Tremont City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
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- Bowlusville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
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- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg is located in Clark County
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- Mad River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mad River is located in Clark County
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- Enon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yellow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Selma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- South Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Donnelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Catawba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Terre Haute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Haute is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- North Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
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 Layne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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