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

  • Hicks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hicks is located in Hardin County
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  • Lusk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lusk is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
  • Shetlerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
  • Rosiclare
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartsville is located in Pope County
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  • Raum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Raum is located in Pope County
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  • Carrsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Elizabethtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Karbers Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Peters Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Peters Creek is located in Hardin County
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  • Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak is located in Pope County
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  • Golconda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tolu
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
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  • Sparks Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
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  • Eddyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
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  • Waltersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waltersburg is located in Pope County
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  • Somerset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Somerset is located in Saline County
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  • Irma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Irma is located in Crittenden County (KY)
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  • Leamington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leamington is located in Gallatin County
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  • Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock is located in Pope County
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  • Kedron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kedron is located in Gallatin County
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  • Lola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
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  • Cave-In-Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
    • Cave-In-Rock village
  • Mitchellsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville

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 Eichorn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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