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 Great Crossing had a population of 355 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Great Crossing, with the one closest to Great Crossing listed first.
- Peak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Duval
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Payne's Depot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne's Depot
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Donerail
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Stamping Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
- Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- White Sulphur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- White Sulphur is located in Scott County
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
- Skinnersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinnersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersburg
- Skinnersburg is located in Scott County
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Scott County
- Faywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Yarnallton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yarnallton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnallton
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
- Newtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Greendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Muddy Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muddy Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Ford
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
- Switzer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Woodlake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Woodlake is located in Franklin County
- Biddle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
- Biddle is located in Scott County
- Elk Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elk Chester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Longlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longlick
- Longlick is located in Scott County
- Minorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorsville
- Minorsville is located in Scott County
- Duckers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Bonita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Viley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Russell Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russell Cave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cave
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
- Forks of Elkhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forks of Elkhorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Elkhorn
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin 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 Great Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |