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 Merrittstown had a population of 71 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Davidson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Davidson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Heistersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
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- East Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Riverside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Riverside
- New Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Searights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Searights is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searights
- Grindstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dearth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dearth is located in Fayette County
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- West Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Adah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adah
- McClellandtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tippecanoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tippecanoe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe
- Chamouni
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
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- Rices Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coal Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Balsinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Balsinger is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsinger
- Haddenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haddenville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddenville
- Upper Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Middletown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Middletown
- Waltersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waltersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersburg
- Rothruck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rothruck is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothruck
- Woodglen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodglen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodglen
- Kenneth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fredericktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Merrittstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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