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)
- Fairfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- 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)
- Van Buren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Little Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Normandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Sparrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Highgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highgrove is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
- Coxs Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maud is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Figgs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Veech
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Veech is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veech
- Lenore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Polin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polin
- Southville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smithville is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Nazareth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nazareth is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Booker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Wilsonville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Whitfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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. |
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