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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 Smile in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Smile. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Smile listed first.

  • Rodburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodburn
    • Rodburn is located in Rowan County
  • Triplett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triplett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
    • Triplett is located in Rowan County
  • Plummers Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
    • Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
  • Muses Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muses Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
    • Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
  • Brady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brady. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Brady is located in Rowan County
  • Morehead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
    • Gates is located in Rowan County
  • Ryan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Ryan is located in Fleming County
  • Farmers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
    • Farmers is located in Rowan County
  • Midland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Midland is located in Bath County
  • Hillsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
  • Grange City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
    • Grange City is located in Fleming County
  • Cogswell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cogswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell
    • Cogswell is located in Rowan County
  • Soldier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
    • Soldier is located in Carter County
  • Wyoming
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyoming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Wyoming is located in Bath County
  • Salt Lick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Fleming County
  • Petersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Petersville is located in Lewis County
  • Elliottville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
    • Elliottville is located in Rowan County
  • Enterprise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Carter County
  • Wallingford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Wallingford is located in Fleming County
  • Poplar Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains
    • Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
  • Jacobs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacobs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
    • Jacobs is located in Carter County
  • Lawton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Lawton is located in Carter County
  • Crum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum
    • Crum is located in Lewis 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 Smile, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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