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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>

While we didn't find Routt in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Routt. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Routt listed first.

  • Whitfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Whitfield is located in Bullitt County
  • Wilsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Wilsonville is located in Spencer County
  • Fisherville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fairmount
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Fairmount is located in Jefferson County
  • Elk Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Elk Creek is located in Spencer County
  • Waterford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Spencer County
  • Eastwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
    • Eastwood is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastwood <3>
  • Jeffersontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
    • Mount Washington is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Washington <3>
  • Middletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,898 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
  • Normandy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Normandy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Normandy is located in Spencer County
  • Veech
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veech have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veech
    • Veech is located in Shelby County
  • Long Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
    • Long Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Fern Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Bullitt County
  • Yoder
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
    • Yoder is located in Spencer County
  • Finchville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Finchville is located in Shelby County
  • Veechdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veechdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veechdale
    • Veechdale is located in Shelby County
  • Simpsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylorsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Anchorage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • O'Bannon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Bannon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Bannon
    • O'Bannon is located in Jefferson County
  • Highgrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
    • Highgrove is located in Nelson County
  • Figgs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs
    • Figgs is located in Shelby County
  • Lakeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
    • Lakeland is located in Jefferson County
  • Buechel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buechel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buechel
    • Buechel is located in Jefferson County
  • Smyrna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Jefferson County

The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/

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 Routt, 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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