RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Kentucky >> Calloway County >> Wiswell >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...

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 Wiswell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wiswell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wiswell listed first.

  • Harris Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
  • Murray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Murray is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
  • Coldwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coldwater is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Hazel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirksey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kirksey is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
  • Boydsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Boydsville is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
  • New Providence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Providence is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
  • Backusburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Backusburg is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backusburg
  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmington is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Puryear
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Conyersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
  • Lynnville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lynnville is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
  • Pottertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pottertown is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
  • Shiloh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiloh is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Wadesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wadesboro is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
  • Dexter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dexter is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Sedalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • New Concord
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hardin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cuba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cuba is located in Graves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cottage Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Whitlock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
  • Osage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Osage is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Hico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hico is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
  • Harvey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Harvey is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey

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 Wiswell, 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.