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, Powderly had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Powderly had a population of 736 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Powderly, with the one closest to Powderly listed first.
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Depoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Bevier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Central City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <2>
- Drakesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gishton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gishton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gishton
- South Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Belton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
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- Bremen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
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- Earles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- McNary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McNary is located in Muhlenberg County
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- Smallhous
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smallhous is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallhous
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Ceralvo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Penrod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penrod is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrod
- Echols
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Sacramento
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunmor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Skilesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
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 Powderly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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