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 Powhattan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Powhattan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Powhattan listed first.
- New Moorefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Bowlusville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
- Urbana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagenbaugh ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hagenbaugh is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagenbaugh
- Tremont City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eagle City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Kingscreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lagonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lagonda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Oxtoby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oxtoby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxtoby
- Cable
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cable is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Haute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Terre Haute is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Lawrenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Brush Lake ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Lake is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Lake
- Kennard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kennard is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Thorps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thorps is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorps
- Lippincott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lippincott is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Irwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Fountain Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Northville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Mingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nettleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
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 Powhattan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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