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 Lake had a population of 190 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lake had a population of 327 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Conehatta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piketown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Homewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Lucern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Raworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Garlandsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Harperville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sebastopol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lillian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lillian is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Burns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shongelo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shongelo is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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