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 Wells in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wells. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Belton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Penrod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Drakesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesboro
- Drakesboro is located in Muhlenberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakesboro <3>
- Dunmor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmor
- Dunmor is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmor <3>
- Bevier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Deer Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Powderly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
- Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <3>
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Clifty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Skilesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skilesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Depoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <3>
- Wolf Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Harreldsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harreldsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Kirkmansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Spa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <3>
- South Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Edwards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Gishton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Echols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Rockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - McNary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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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 Wells, 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. |