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 West Union in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Union. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Dresden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Como
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Como is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Palmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palmersville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmersville
- Ralston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Pillowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Latham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christmasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Christmasville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmasville
- McKenzie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dukedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dukedom is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedom
- Osage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- McConnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Gardner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gardner is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Hico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Boydsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boydsville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Mount Pelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pelia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pelia
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Terrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Pilot Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pilot Oak is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Oak
- Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 West Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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