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 Wisemantown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wisemantown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wisemantown listed first.
- West Irvine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Irvine is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wagersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Winston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Alumbaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alumbaugh is located in Estill County
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- Fox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Estill County
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- Locust Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Drip Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
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- Brassfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
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- Sams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sams is located in Estill County
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- Alcorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alcorn is located in Jackson County
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- Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iron Mound is located in Estill County
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- College Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
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- Speedwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Speedwell is located in Madison County
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- Moberly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moberly is located in Madison County
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- Foxtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Patsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Patsey is located in Estill County
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- Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Knowlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
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- Kerby Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Log Lick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
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- Bighill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bighill is located in Madison County
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- Clay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waltersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
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- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Madison County
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- Terrill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Terrill is located in Madison County
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- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Madison 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 Wisemantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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