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 Metropolis had a population of 3,573 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Metropolis had a population of 5,885 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Metropolis, with the one closest to Metropolis listed first.
- Grahamville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Round Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Round Knob is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paducah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ragland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Massac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hillerman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillerman is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerman
- New Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rosebud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud is located in Pope County
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- Temple Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Hill is located in Pope County
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- Big Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grinnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grinnell is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Samoth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Samoth is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoth
- Bandana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hinkleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkleville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Lovelaceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Epperson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Epperson is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Reevesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boaz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Melber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bay City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tansill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tansill is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansill
- New Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Liberty is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- Allens Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Allens Spring is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Spring
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 Metropolis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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