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, Silex had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Lutherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Ross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Augsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hagarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zadock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zadock is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadock
- Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ludwig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Piney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Fort Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Hector
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delaware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spadra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Caglesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ozone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
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 Silex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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