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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, Peak had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Payne's Depot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Great Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Midway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Yarnallton
    (4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnallton
    • Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Yarnallton
    • From Peak to Yarnallton
  • Donerail
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donerail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donerail
    • Donerail is located in Fayette County
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Faywood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faywood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faywood
    • Faywood is located in Woodford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Faywood
    • From Peak to Faywood
  • Duval
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duval. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duval
    • Duval is located in Scott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Duval
    • From Peak to Duval
  • White Sulphur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Greendale is located in Fayette County
  • Elk Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
    • Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elk Chester
    • From Peak to Elk Chester
  • Viley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viley
    • Viley is located in Fayette County
  • Stamping Ground
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonita
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Woodford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bonita
    • From Peak to Bonita
  • Pisgah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Pisgah is located in Woodford County
  • Newtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Newtown is located in Scott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newtown
    • From Peak to Newtown
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Skinnersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinnersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersburg
    • Skinnersburg is located in Scott County
  • Fort Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
    • Fort Spring is located in Fayette County
  • Russell Cave
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cave
    • Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Russell Cave
    • From Peak to Russell Cave
  • Switzer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
    • Switzer is located in Franklin County
  • Duckers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duckers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckers
    • Duckers is located in Woodford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Duckers
    • From Peak to Duckers
  • Versailles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
    • Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Muddy Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Ford
    • Muddy Ford is located in Scott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Muddy Ford
    • From Peak to Muddy Ford
  • Forks of Elkhorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Peak, 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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