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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McGowan had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from McGowan, with the one closest to McGowan listed first.

  • Scottsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
    • Scottsburg is located in Caldwell County
  • Otter Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
    • Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
  • Hopson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Caldwell County
  • Princeton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cobb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Cobb is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cobb
    • From McGowan to Cobb
  • Claxton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
    • Claxton is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Claxton
    • From McGowan to Claxton
  • Lamasco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
    • Lamasco is located in Lyon County
  • White Sulphur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
    • White Sulphur is located in Caldwell County
  • Wallonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
    • Wallonia is located in Trigg County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wallonia
    • From McGowan to Wallonia
  • Dulaney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dulaney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
    • Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dulaney
    • From McGowan to Dulaney
  • Confederate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confederate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
    • Confederate is located in Lyon County
  • Crider
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crider. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
    • Crider is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crider
    • From McGowan to Crider
  • Bainbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Trigg Furnace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rufus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
    • Rufus is located in Caldwell County
  • Rockcastle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
    • Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
  • Cadiz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <3>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cadiz
    • From McGowan to Cadiz
  • Montgomery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Trigg County
  • Bakers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
    • Bakers is located in Caldwell County
  • Eddyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Creswell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Era
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Era have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
    • Era is located in Christian County
  • Carmack
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
    • Carmack is located in Lyon County
  • Ilsley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilsley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilsley
    • Ilsley is located in Hopkins County
  • Enon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Enon is located in Caldwell County
  • Fredonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kuttawa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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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 McGowan, 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.
<4>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.




 

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