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, Whitfield had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Wilsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Mount Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elk Creek is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Fairmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fisherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smithville is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Highgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Highgrove is located in Nelson County
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- Yoder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Normandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Veech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Veech is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veech
- Jeffersontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Finchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Eastwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Figgs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Veechdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Veechdale is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veechdale
- Simpsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Zoneton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zoneton is located in Bullitt County
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- Lenore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buechel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buechel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buechel
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 Whitfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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