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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cave-In-Rock had a population of 195 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cave-In-Rock had a population of 278 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cave-In-Rock, with the one closest to Cave-In-Rock listed first.

  • Lamb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Peters Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Peters Creek is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
  • Tolu
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Weston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Weston is located in Crittenden County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Rock Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabethtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Irma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Irma is located in Crittenden County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
  • Caseyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Caseyville is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Sheridan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dekoven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Repton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Repton is located in Crittenden County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
  • Mattoon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mattoon is located in Crittenden County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Rosiclare
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Marion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
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  • Sparks Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
  • Levias
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Levias is located in Crittenden County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levias
  • Nunn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Nunn is located in Crittenden County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
  • Sturgis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sturgis is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <2>
  • Karbers Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carrsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Blackford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Blackford is located in Webster County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
  • Sullivan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sullivan is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Henshaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Henshaw is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
  • Hicks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks is located in Hardin County
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  • Shetlerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Leamington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leamington is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington

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 Cave-In-Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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