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 Ravenscroft in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ravenscroft. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ravenscroft listed first.
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Bon Air
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Taylors
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Dug Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Yankeetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Yankeetown is located in White County
- Erasmus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erasmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Erasmus
- From Ravenscroft to Erasmus
- Cherry Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cherry Creek
- From Ravenscroft to Cherry Creek
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sparta
- From Ravenscroft to Sparta
- Perilla ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Methodist ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Howard Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howard Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Howard Springs
- From Ravenscroft to Howard Springs
- Goffton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Dodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Lantana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lantana
- From Ravenscroft to Lantana
- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Creston
- From Ravenscroft to Creston
- Standingstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standingstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
- Standingstone is located in Putnam County
- Dry Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
- Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
- River Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Hill
- River Hill is located in White County
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newton
- From Ravenscroft to Newton
- Cummingsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cummingsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cummingsville
- From Ravenscroft to Cummingsville
- Sweetgum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sweetgum
- From Ravenscroft to Sweetgum
- Woody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Woody
- From Ravenscroft to Woody
- Bakers Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Crossroads
- Bakers Crossroads is located in White County
- Elijah ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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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 Ravenscroft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |