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 Shawneetown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shawneetown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shawneetown listed first.
- Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <2>
- South Elkhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
- South Elkhorn is located in Fayette County
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Viley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Catnip ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - East Hickman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hickman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hickman
- East Hickman is located in Fayette County
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Elk Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Fort Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Fort Spring is located in Fayette County
- Greendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Nealton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Yarnallton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Keene is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <2>
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Jessamine County
- Chilesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
- Russell Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Pinckard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Muir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Faywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Donerail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Nicholasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <2>
- Logana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logana
- Logana is located in Jessamine County
- Spears
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Clark County
- Payne's Depot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne's Depot
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Hunter Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
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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 Shawneetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |