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 Mount Carmel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mount Carmel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- New Era ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Era is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Bath Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horner is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Perryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perryville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Decaturville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Point Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swift
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Beacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Scotts Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saltillo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Olivehill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Olivehill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivehill
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Darden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Sardis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cerro Gordo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Bible Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Jeannette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Toms Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Toms Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Chesterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
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 Mount Carmel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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