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 Bon Ayr in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bon Ayr. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bon Ayr listed first.
- Oil City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hays is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Rocky Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Hydro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hydro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smiths Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Three Forks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Lucas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cave City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pig is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pig
- Goodnight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodnight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Mammoth Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Meador
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Roseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Coral Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Polkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Claypool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Settle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Settle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle
- Gainesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Cedar Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Horse Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
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 Bon Ayr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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