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

  • Blackburn
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Blackburn is located in Union County (KY)
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  • Shawneetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowlesville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
  • Raleigh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Henshaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Henshaw is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
  • Spring Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Spring Grove is located in Union County (KY)
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  • Grove Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Center is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Center
  • Lawler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lawler is located in Gallatin County
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  • Dekoven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
  • Harding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harding is located in Union County (KY)
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  • Ridgway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Leamington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Leamington is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington
  • Kedron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kedron is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
  • Sparks Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
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  • Lamb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lamb is located in Hardin County
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  • Caseyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Caseyville is located in Union County (KY)
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  • Equality
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rock Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
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  • Morganfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Chapman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
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  • Uniontown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Karbers Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottonwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County
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  • Sturgis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sturgis is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
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  • Elba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elba is located in Gallatin County
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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 Old Shawneetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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