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>
While we didn't find Lafayette in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lafayette. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lafayette listed first.
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Buffalo Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Nameless
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Silver Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Double Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Double Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Chestnut Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Laurel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Ditty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Flynns Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Stonewall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Cookeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rough Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Gordonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Temperance Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Gladdice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladdice is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladdice
- Gainesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Donoho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Donoho is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donoho
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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