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 Van Meter in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van Meter. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van Meter listed first.
- Fort Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Viley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Viley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viley
- Elk Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Chester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Chester
- Yarnallton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yarnallton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnallton
- Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- South Elkhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Elkhorn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale is located in Fayette County
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- Faywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faywood is located in Woodford County
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- Hunter Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Payne's Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Payne's Depot is located in Scott County
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- Payne's Depot has also been known as:
- Paynes
- Brannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brannon is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon
- Bonita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bonita is located in Woodford County
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- Pinckard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckard is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckard
- Donerail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donerail is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donerail
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nealton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nealton is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nealton
- Catnip ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catnip is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catnip
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Russell Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Cave is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cave
- Mortonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mortonsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortonsville
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Van Meter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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