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 Wakefield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wakefield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Volga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Wirt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Paris Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Deputy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deputy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy
- Deputy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deputy <3>
- Swanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
- Middlefork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Commiskey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commiskey
- Commiskey is located in Jennings County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commiskey <3>
- Blocher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Dupont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Dupont is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <3>
- New Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- New Frankfort is located in Scott County
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
- North Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- North Madison is located in Jefferson County
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Scott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Lovett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Saluda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
- China
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Bryantsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryantsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- San Jacinto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Grayford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Grayford is located in Jennings 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 Wakefield, 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. |