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 Spring Garden had a population of 181 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Garden, with the one closest to Spring Garden listed first.
- Taylor Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Ewing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ewing is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <3>
- Belle Rive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Rive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Rive
- Belle Rive is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
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- Opdyke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke
- Opdyke is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opdyke <3>
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzgerrell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Dahlgren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
- Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <3>
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <3>
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Macedonia is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedonia <3>
- Marlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Bluford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
- Bluford is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <3>
- Akin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin
- Akin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akin <3>
- Delafield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Drivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Smothersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Flint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Idlewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Buckner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Buckner is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckner <3>
- Parrish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Piopolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Keenes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenes
- Keenes is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keenes <3>
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Roaches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Christopher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Christopher is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <3>
- Thompsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <3>
- Rural Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Braden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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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 Spring Garden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |