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 Boston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Boston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Long Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Long Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Eastwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fisherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Veechdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Veechdale is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veechdale
- Simpsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Todds Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Todds Point is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
- Pewee Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- O'Bannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- O'Bannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Bannon
- Anchorage
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeland is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
- Jeffersontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Finchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finchville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Brownsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsboro is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
- Worthington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Lyndon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Ballardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballardsville is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Goose Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goose Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Fern Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elk Creek is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Normandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Normandy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Veech
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Veech is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veech
- Chestnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Beechwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beechwood Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
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 Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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