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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 Ashland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ashland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.

  • Mercury
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
    • Mercury is located in Madison County
  • Bell Factory
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Factory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
    • Bell Factory is located in Madison County
  • Moore's Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
    • Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
  • Deposit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
    • Deposit is located in Madison County
  • Meridianville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Maysville is located in Madison County
  • Huntsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Madison County
  • Haden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
    • Haden is located in Madison County
  • Gladstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Madison County
  • Key's Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Key's Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
    • Key's Mill is located in Madison County
  • New Market
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gurley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fisk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
    • Fisk is located in Madison County
  • Padgett ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padgett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
    • Padgett is located in Jackson County
  • Jeff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
    • Jeff is located in Madison County
  • Monrovia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
    • Monrovia is located in Madison County
  • Berkley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
    • Berkley is located in Madison County
  • Plevna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
    • Plevna is located in Madison County
  • Garth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
    • Garth is located in Jackson County
  • Madison Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madison Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
    • Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
  • Cluttsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cluttsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
    • Cluttsville is located in Madison County
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
    • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <3>
  • Paint Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paint Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
    • Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County (TN)

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 Ashland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.