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 Smithville had a population of 572 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Smithville had a population of 4,978 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Mount Sterling ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Keltonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keltonburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltonburg
- Peeled Chestnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dowelltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drop ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haleville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haleville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleville
- Laurel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Dibrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Temperance Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gassaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lucky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Grace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Fanchers Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Buffalo Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cottage Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 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 Smithville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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