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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, Olaton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Horse Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
    • Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
  • Shreve
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
    • Shreve is located in Ohio County
  • Sulphur Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
  • Rosine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • White Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Run
    • White Run is located in Ohio County
  • Fordsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Renfrow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renfrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
    • Renfrow is located in Ohio County
  • Tousey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tousey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
    • Tousey is located in Grayson County
  • Magan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magan
    • Magan is located in Ohio County
  • Horton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
    • Horton is located in Ohio County
  • Falls-of-Rough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls-of-Rough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls-of-Rough
    • Falls-of-Rough is located in Breckinridge County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls-of-Rough <3>
  • Askin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Askin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askin
    • Askin is located in Breckinridge County
  • Arnold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Ohio County
  • Spring Lick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
    • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
  • Rockvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
    • Rockvale is located in Breckinridge County
  • Adaburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adaburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaburg
    • Adaburg is located in Ohio County
  • Select
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
    • Select is located in Ohio County
    • Former name for Select:
    • Stweartsville
  • Haynesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
    • Haynesville is located in Ohio County
  • Short Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
    • Short Creek is located in Grayson County
  • Aetnaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
    • Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
  • Glen Dean
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
    • Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
  • Deanefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deanefield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
    • Deanefield is located in Ohio County
  • Hartford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Ohio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
  • Caneyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Dam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cromwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Cromwell is located in Ohio County

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 Olaton, 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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