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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 Ginseng in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ginseng. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ginseng listed first.

  • Attilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Attilla is located in Larue County
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  • Gleanings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gleanings is located in Larue County
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  • Mount Sherman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
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  • Maple
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple is located in Taylor County
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  • Buffalo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Buffalo is located in Larue County
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  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Larue County
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  • Allendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Allendale is located in Green County
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  • Coakley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Coakley is located in Green County
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  • Willowtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Willowtown is located in Taylor County
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  • Raywick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope is located in Nelson County
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  • Gethsemane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
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  • Hodgenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitman is located in Taylor County
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  • New Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lobb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lobb is located in Green County
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  • Dant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dant is located in Marion County
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  • Pike View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pike View is located in Hart County
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  • Hudgins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hudgins is located in Green County
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  • Summersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Summersville is located in Green County
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  • Saloma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saloma is located in Taylor County
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  • Hammonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hammonville is located in Hart County
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  • Powder Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Powder Mill is located in Hart County
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  • Finley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Finley is located in Taylor County
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  • Roanoke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roanoke is located in Larue County
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  • Loretto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Holy Cross is located in Marion County
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  • Tonieville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tonieville is located in Larue 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 Ginseng, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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