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 in 1895, Waddy had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waddy, with the one closest to Waddy listed first.
- Harrisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
- Graefenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graefenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graefenburg
- Graefenburg is located in Shelby County
- Peytona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Avenstoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenstoke
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
- Clay Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Village
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
- Southville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
- Southville is located in Shelby County
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
- Birdie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Benson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Alton Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Station
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Farmdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Consolation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Consolation. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consolation
- Consolation is located in Shelby County
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
- Christianburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
- Christianburg is located in Shelby County
- Little Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Mount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount
- Little Mount is located in Spencer County
- Figgs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgs
- Figgs is located in Shelby County
- Fox Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
- Lawrenceburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
- Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
- Harvieland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvieland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
- Harvieland is located in Franklin County
- Cropper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Sinai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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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 Waddy, 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. |