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 Vanhook in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Vanhook. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Vanhook listed first.
- Plato
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Bloss
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Valley Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Level Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Pongo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hansford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Shopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Dabney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Grundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Quail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Bee Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Maretburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Dykes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
- Estesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Hazel Patch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Patch
- Hazel Patch is located in Laurel County
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
- Pine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Bernstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Sinks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Science Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
- Science Hill is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Science Hill <4>
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Somerset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
- Mullins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Orlando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicountygovt.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 Vanhook, 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. |