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 in 1895, Gishton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gishton, with the one closest to Gishton listed first.
- Bremen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Carrollton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Earles
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <2>
- Powderly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sacramento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Depoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Smallhous
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smallhous is located in Ohio County
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- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McNary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McNary is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
- Bevier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ceralvo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Semiway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Semiway is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semiway
- Drakesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Livermore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Echols
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Rumsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Mortons Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Buel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Hanson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Calhoun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
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 Gishton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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