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 Spears had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spears, with the one closest to Spears listed first.
- Logana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Hickman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Hickman is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hickman
- Mount Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newby is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Million
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hanly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ruthton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Redhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Jessamine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Becknerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Becknerville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becknerville
- Chilesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chilesburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Nealton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Elkhorn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
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 Spears, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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