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 Cowan had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Ewing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Pleasant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Elizaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Nepton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepton
- Myers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Myers is located in Nicholas County
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- Sprout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sprout is located in Nicholas County
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- Ellisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellisville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Tilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tilton is located in Fleming County
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- Flemingsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Mays Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barterville is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barterville
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
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- Sherburne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
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- Sardis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Shannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shannon is located in Mason County
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- Piqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piqua is located in Robertson County
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- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Bath County
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- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Mason County
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- Murphysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Murphysville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysville
- Mount Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Headquarters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Headquarters is located in Nicholas County
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- Abigail
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abigail is located in Robertson County
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- Poplar Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
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- Mount Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Barefoot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barefoot is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
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 Cowan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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