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 New Providence had a population of 432 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 1990, New Providence had a population of 270 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Providence, with the one closest to New Providence listed first.
- Borden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Broom Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
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- Scottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Blue River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue River is located in Washington County
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- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
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- Martinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Washington County
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- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bennettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
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- Galena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
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- Blue Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lick is located in Clark County
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- Bartle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
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- Slatecut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
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- Memphis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farabee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farabee is located in Washington County
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- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
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- Floyds Knobs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
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- Sellersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Speed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
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- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central Barren is located in Harrison County
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- New Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Philadelphia is located in Washington County
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- Byrneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville is located in Harrison County
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- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington 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 New Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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