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>
Bowlesville itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bowlesville, with the one closest to Bowlesville listed first.
- Shawneetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leamington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leamington is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
- Blackburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Lawler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Sparks Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
- Kedron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kedron is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Equality
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Karbers Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Henshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henshaw is located in Union County (KY)
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- Raleigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
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- Lamb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
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- Dekoven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
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- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Union County (KY)
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- Grove Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Center is located in Union County (KY)
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- Hicks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks is located in Hardin County
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- Peters Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County
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- Caseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Harding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harding is located in Union County (KY)
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- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
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- Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Saline County
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- Cottonwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cave-In-Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Sturgis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(15 miles [24.1 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 Bowlesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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