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 Howardstown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Howardstown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Howardstown listed first.
- Gleanings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Gethsemane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gethsemane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Nelson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
- Attilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Maple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Raywick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raywick
- Raywick is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raywick <3>
- Dant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hodgenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgenville
- Hodgenville is located in Larue County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgenville <3>
- Mount Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Larue County
- Holy Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Nelsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County
- Loretto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Loretto is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <3>
- Tonieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Willowtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
- Willowtown is located in Taylor County
- Balltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Allendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Allendale is located in Green County
- Coakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Pitman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Hammonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Pike View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Lobb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Saloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Finley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncountyky.com
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 Howardstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |