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

  • Casey Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
    • Casey Creek is located in Adair County
  • Knifley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mannsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
    • Mannsville is located in Taylor County
  • Clementsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clementsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
    • Clementsville is located in Casey County
  • Elk Horn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Atterson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atterson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterson
    • Atterson is located in Casey County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Atterson
    • From Speck to Atterson
  • Pellyton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
    • Pellyton is located in Adair County
  • Spurlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlington
    • Spurlington is located in Taylor County
  • Campbellsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
    • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <4>
  • Burdick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
    • Burdick is located in Taylor County
  • Absher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Absher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher
    • Absher is located in Adair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Absher
    • From Speck to Absher
  • Purdy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in Adair County
  • Phillipsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cane Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright's
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wright's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
    • Wright's is located in Taylor County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wright's
    • From Speck to Wright's
  • Dunnville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
    • Dunnville is located in Casey County
  • Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bradfordsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
    • Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <4>
  • Finley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
    • Finley is located in Taylor County
  • Saloma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saloma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saloma
    • Saloma is located in Taylor County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saloma
    • From Speck to Saloma
  • Whitewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewood
    • Whitewood is located in Green County
  • Calvary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
    • Calvary is located in Marion County
  • Craycraft
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craycraft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
    • Craycraft is located in Adair County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Craycraft
    • From Speck to Craycraft
  • Phil
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
    • Phil is located in Casey County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Phil
    • From Speck to Phil
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gentrys Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Webbs Cross Roads
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webbs Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbs Cross Roads
    • Webbs Cross Roads is located in Russell County
  • Labascus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Labascus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
    • Labascus is located in Casey County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Labascus
    • From Speck to Labascus
  • New Market
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Market. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • New Market is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Market
    • From Speck to New Market

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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 Speck, 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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