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 Whetstone in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whetstone. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Dykes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Baldrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baldrock is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldrock
- Valley Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Oak is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oak
- Bloss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bloss is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloss
- Pongo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pongo is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pongo
- Dabney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Elihu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Bernstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Vox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vox is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vox
- Hansford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burnside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tateville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sloans Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Keavy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Level Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
- Bronston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Science Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Whetstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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