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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waco had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.

  • Moberly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moberly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
    • Moberly is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Moberly
    • From Waco to Moberly
  • College Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
    • College Hill is located in Madison County
  • Brassfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brassfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
    • Brassfield is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brassfield
    • From Waco to Brassfield
  • Winston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Winston is located in Estill County
  • Fox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Fox is located in Estill County
  • Union City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Madison County
  • Speedwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Speedwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
    • Speedwell is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Speedwell
    • From Waco to Speedwell
  • Sams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams
    • Sams is located in Estill County
  • Terrill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terrill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrill
    • Terrill is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Terrill
    • From Waco to Terrill
  • Iron Mound
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mound
    • Iron Mound is located in Estill County
  • Doylesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doylesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
    • Doylesville is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Doylesville
    • From Waco to Doylesville
  • Kingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Madison County
  • West Irvine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Irvine
    • West Irvine is located in Estill County
  • Richmond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Irvine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Irvine is located in Estill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Irvine
    • From Waco to Irvine
  • Redhouse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Log Lick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
    • Hunt is located in Clark County
  • Duncanon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duncanon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanon
    • Duncanon is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Duncanon
    • From Waco to Duncanon
  • Elkin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
    • Elkin is located in Clark County
  • Rightangle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rightangle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
    • Rightangle is located in Clark County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rightangle
    • From Waco to Rightangle
  • Silver Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Silver Creek
    • From Waco to Silver Creek
  • Flanagan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
    • Flanagan is located in Clark County
  • Bighill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bighill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighill
    • Bighill is located in Madison County
  • Alcorn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn
    • Alcorn is located in Jackson County
  • Wagersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wagersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
    • Wagersville is located in Estill County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wagersville
    • From Waco to Wagersville
  • Ruckerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckerville
    • Ruckerville is located in Clark County
  • Million
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Million. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Million
    • Million is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Million
    • From Waco to Million

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 Waco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<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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