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 Short Creek had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Short Creek, with the one closest to Short Creek listed first.
- Duff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Duff
- From Short Creek to Duff
- Tousey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tousey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tousey
- From Short Creek to Tousey
- Falls-of-Rough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls-of-Rough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls-of-Rough
- Falls-of-Rough is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls-of-Rough <4>
- McDaniels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDaniels have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- McDaniels is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDaniels <4>
- Spring Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spring Lick
- From Short Creek to Spring Lick
- Caneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
- Caneyville is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Caneyville
- From Short Creek to Caneyville
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Millwood
- From Short Creek to Millwood
- Black Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Black Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Black Rock
- From Short Creek to Black Rock
- Axtel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Glen Dean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glen Dean
- From Short Creek to Glen Dean
- Eveleigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Rockvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Shreve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - White Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Ready
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Leitchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
- Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leitchfield
- From Short Creek to Leitchfield
- Shrewsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shrewsbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shrewsbury
- From Short Creek to Shrewsbury
- Askin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Olaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - McQuady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McQuady
- From Short Creek to McQuady
- Horse Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Westview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Westview
- From Short Creek to Westview
- Kirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Arnold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arnold
- From Short Creek to Arnold
- Welch's Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Hardin Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardin Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hardin Springs
- From Short Creek to Hardin Springs
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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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 Short Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |