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 Port Jackson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Port Jackson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Port Jackson listed first.
- Westport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Villas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Hardinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Chauncey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Landes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Birds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds
- Birds is located in Lawrence County
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- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <3>
- New Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Pinkstaff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Duncanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County
- Morea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Stoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
- Stoy is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <3>
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <3>
- Lawrenceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <3>
- Robinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <3>
- Stringtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Richland County
- Sumner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <3>
- Heathsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Crawford County
- Oblong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
- Oblong is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
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- Rafetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <3>
- Richwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <3>
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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 Port Jackson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |