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 in 1895, Fort Henry had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Henry, with the one closest to Fort Henry listed first.
- Tharpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tharpe is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
- Hamlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Pace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pace is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stribling ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stribling is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
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- Snider
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tobaccoport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tobaccoport is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoport
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Pottertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pottertown is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- New Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Linton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Elkhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Danville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- McKinnon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Conyersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Big Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stewart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Faxon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Indian Mound
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Legate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Hico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Hazel
(17 miles [27.4 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 Fort Henry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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