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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 in 1895, Wakefield had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Bloomfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Taylorsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Yoder
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chaplin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
    • Chaplin is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaplin <3>
  • Van Buren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Van Buren is located in Anderson County
  • Little Mount
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Spencer County
  • Normandy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Normandy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Normandy is located in Spencer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Normandy
    • From Wakefield to Normandy
  • Elk Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Elk Creek is located in Spencer County
  • Sparrow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparrow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
    • Sparrow is located in Anderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sparrow
    • From Wakefield to Sparrow
  • Highgrove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
    • Highgrove is located in Nelson County
  • Coxs Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Maud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Washington County
  • Figgs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Veech
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veech have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veech
    • Veech is located in Shelby County
  • Lenore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore
    • Lenore is located in Nelson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lenore
    • From Wakefield to Lenore
  • Woodlawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
  • Polin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polin
    • Polin is located in Washington County
  • Southville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southville
    • Southville is located in Shelby County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Southville
    • From Wakefield to Southville
  • Smithville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Bullitt County
  • Nazareth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nazareth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
    • Nazareth is located in Nelson County
  • Booker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Booker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
    • Booker is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Booker
    • From Wakefield to Booker
  • Mooresville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Finchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Wilsonville is located in Spencer County
  • Whitfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Solitude
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solitude. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Solitude is located in Bullitt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Solitude
    • From Wakefield to Solitude

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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 Wakefield, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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