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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 Knoxville had a population of 81 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Knoxville, with the one closest to Knoxville listed first.

  • Sandals
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandals
    • Sandals is located in Ray County
  • Taitsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taitsville
    • Taitsville is located in Ray County
  • Millville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Millville is located in Ray County
  • Dockery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dockery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
    • Dockery is located in Ray County
  • Georgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rayville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ovid ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ovid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Ray County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ovid
    • From Knoxville to Ovid
  • Polo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Vibbard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vibbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vibbard
    • Vibbard is located in Ray County
  • Elmira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Elmira is located in Ray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Cowgill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowgill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
    • Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cowgill
    • From Knoxville to Cowgill
  • Lawson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Richmond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Morton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Ray County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Morton
    • From Knoxville to Morton
  • Black Oak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
  • Tinney Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney Grove
    • Tinney Grove is located in Ray County
  • Excelsior Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Springs
    • Excelsior Springs is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Excelsior Springs <4>
  • Mirabile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirabile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirabile
    • Mirabile is located in Caldwell County
  • Bonanza ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
  • Kingston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Rockingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
    • Rockingham is located in Ray County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rockingham
    • From Knoxville to Rockingham
  • Converse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Converse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Converse is located in Clinton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Converse
    • From Knoxville to Converse
  • Hardin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Ray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Braymer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gould Farm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gould Farm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
    • Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gould Farm
    • From Knoxville to Gould Farm

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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 Knoxville, 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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