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 New Zion in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of New Zion. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to New Zion listed first.
- Donerail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Newtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Russell Cave
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cave
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Greendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Loradale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Scott County
- Great Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Crossing
- Great Crossing is located in Scott County
- Peak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Payne's Depot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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
- Yarnallton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnallton
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
- Viley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Muir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hutchison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Muddy Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Ford
- Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
- Faywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Bourbon County
- Duval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- 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>
- Elk Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Lees Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - White Sulphur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- White Sulphur is located in Scott 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 New Zion, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |