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 Melvin had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melvin, with the one closest to Melvin listed first.
- Clinton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Reesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reesville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reesville
- New Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Antioch is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Antioch
- Sabina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Lees Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Port William
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Memphis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
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- Bowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons
- Gurneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gurneyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneyville
- Morrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Paintersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paintersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Lumberton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lumberton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- New Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jasper Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
- Milledgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Edgefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Octa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- West Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
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 Melvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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