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 Searights had a population of 97 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Searights, with the one closest to Searights listed first.
- New Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dearth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dearth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearth
- Haddenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haddenville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddenville
- Balsinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Balsinger is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsinger
- Upper Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Middletown is located in Fayette County
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- Davidson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson is located in Fayette County
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- Waltersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waltersburg is located in Fayette County
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- Merrittstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrittstown is located in Fayette County
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- McClellandtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vances Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vances Mill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vances Mill
- Rothruck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rothruck is located in Fayette County
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- Smock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tippecanoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tippecanoe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe
- Grindstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highhouse is located in Fayette County
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- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Laurel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Adah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adah is located in Fayette County
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- Leith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leith is located in Fayette County
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- Linn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- West Leisenring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Leisenring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leisenring
- Woodglen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodglen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodglen
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heistersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heistersburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heistersburg
- East Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Riverside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Riverside
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 Searights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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