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 Wolf Island had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wolf Island, with the one closest to Wolf Island listed first.
- Crosno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - South Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbus
- South Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Henson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Samos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Oakton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Whiting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - East Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prairie
- East Prairie is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Prairie <4>
- Laketon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Hickman is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickman <4>
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Bardwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Bardwell is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardwell <4>
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Cayce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Birds Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Point
- Birds Point is located in Mississippi County
- Former names for Birds Point:
- Birdsville
- Greenville
- Wickliffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Wickliffe is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <4>
- Milburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Bertrand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - La Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Woodland Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jordan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Crutchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crutchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Crutchfield is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
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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 Wolf Island, 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. |