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 Gainesville had a population of 130 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gainesville, with the one closest to Gainesville listed first.
- Meador
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meador is located in Allen County
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- Cedar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
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- Settle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Settle is located in Allen County
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- Halifax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
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- Claypool
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
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- Scottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Three Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Three Forks is located in Warren County
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- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Barren County
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- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
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- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
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- Hydro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hydro is located in Warren County
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- Motley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Motley is located in Warren County
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- Rodemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rodemer is located in Allen County
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- Tracy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in Barren County
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- Polkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polkville is located in Warren County
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- Trammel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
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- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Allen County
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- Petroleum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
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- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Allen County
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- Hardcastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardcastle is located in Warren County
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- Hays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hays is located in Warren County
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- Fountain Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Barren County
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- Smiths Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Aerial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
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- Alonzo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alonzo is located in Allen County
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- Adolphus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barefoot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barefoot is located in Macon County (TN)
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- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Etoile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
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- Sunnyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Warren County
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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 Gainesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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