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 Davistown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Davistown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Payne's Depot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Midway
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Faywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faywood
- Peak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peak is located in Scott County
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- Bonita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Yarnallton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
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- Pisgah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
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- Elk Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
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- White Sulphur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur is located in Scott County
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- Great Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
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- Donerail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
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- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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- Fort Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Spring is located in Fayette County
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- Viley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Viley is located in Fayette County
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- Greendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greendale is located in Fayette County
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- Duval
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duval is located in Scott County
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- Woodlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
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- Duckers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duckers is located in Woodford County
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- Stamping Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Switzer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Switzer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Forks of Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
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- Jett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jett is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Millville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
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 Davistown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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