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 Wilton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Woodbine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
- Corbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Corbin is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <2>
- Rockholds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Emanuel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Barbourville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
- Barbourville is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <2>
- Lily
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Tuttle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Keavy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Vox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Youngs Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngs Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Youngs Creek is located in Whitley County
- Girdler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Crane Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
- Carpenter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Artemus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Fariston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Cane Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Cane Creek is located in Laurel County
- Baldrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Flat Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Marydell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Laurel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <2>
- Ingram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Maplesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maplesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
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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 Wilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |