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 Horseshoe in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Horseshoe. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Kedron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kedron is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Equality
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Leamington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leamington is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
- Lawler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Karbers Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Sparks Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hicks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hicks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Shawneetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Ledford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Texas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Raleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Omaha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carrier Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <2>
- Blackburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blackburn is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Lusk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Cottonwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Gossett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gossett is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett
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 Horseshoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |