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 Elko in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elko. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elko listed first.
- Pig
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pig is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pig
- Mammoth Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Stockholm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smiths Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hays is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Winesap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Cub Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dogcreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Hydro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hydro is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Horse Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bee Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Girkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Girkin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girkin
- Sunnyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Kessinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kessinger is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger
- Wax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Sand Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Three Forks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Three Forks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Goodnight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goodnight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Rowletts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Lines Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Huff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
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 Elko, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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