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 Wisdom in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wisdom. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wisdom listed first.
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Slick Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slick Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Edmonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
- Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <3>
- Knob Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County
- Eighty Eight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eighty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Savoyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Summer Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Shade
- Summer Shade is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summer Shade <3>
- Hiseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Coral Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Nobob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Park is located in Barren County
- Temple Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Temple Hill is located in Barren County
- Goodnight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Barren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <3>
- Crailhope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Three Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs
- Three Springs is located in Hart County
- Seymour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Liletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
- Liletown is located in Green County
- Roseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Sulphur Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Lick
- Sulphur Lick is located in Monroe County
- Nell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Keltner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Mount Hermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Uno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Pascal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Exie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Exie is located in Green County
- Oil City
(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 Wisdom, 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. |