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, Roanoke had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Nelsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hodgenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tunnel Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel Hills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hills
- Colesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gethsemane is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Balltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Balltown is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gleanings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nolin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cecilia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sonora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Saint John
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Sherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rineyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Attilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Attilla is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attilla
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 Roanoke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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