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 Fort Gay had a population of 450 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Fort Gay had a population of 682 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Gay, with the one closest to Fort Gay listed first.
- Louisa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Effie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fullers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fullers is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Busseyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Hubbardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fallsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Irad ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ferguson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ferguson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Olioville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georges Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boltsfork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Fort Gay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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