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 Lafayette had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lafayette had a population of 5,271 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lafayette, with the one closest to Lafayette listed first.
- Meadorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Haysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Eulia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eulia is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulia
- Gibbs Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Pleasant Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willette is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willette
- Walnut Shade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Difficult
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barefoot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barefoot is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
- Westmoreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riddleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Riddleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Bledsoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bransford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Chipman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Defeated
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monoville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kempville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kempville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempville
- North Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gamaliel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adolphus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Lafayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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