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 Athens had a population of 173 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athens, with the one closest to Athens listed first.
- Chilesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Becknerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Becknerville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becknerville
- Pine Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tebbs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tebbs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbs
- East Hickman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Hickman is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hickman
- Spears
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills is located in Jessamine County
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- Logana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elkin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Flanagan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flanagan is located in Clark County
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- Wyandotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clintonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Muir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Million
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hunt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunt is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Renick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Renick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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