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 in 1895, Elkin had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkin, with the one closest to Elkin listed first.
- Ambrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Georgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plumville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plumville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Marion Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smicksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Denton is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marchand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trade City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Point is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
- Kimmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gilpin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rochester Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barnards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tanoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deckers Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deckers Point is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Point
- Loop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loop is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Covode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Covode is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covode
- Atwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Creekside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Dixonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dixonville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville
- Valier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Elkin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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