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 Hewlet in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hewlet. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hewlet listed first.

• Catalpa ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Fullers
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fullers is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Hubbardstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
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• Fallsburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Fort Gay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Louisa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
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• Buchanan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Vessie ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Vessie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Walbridge ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Irad ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Irad is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Busseyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Busseyville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Echo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Echo is located in Wayne County
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• Boltsfork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boltsfork is located in Boyd County (KY)
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• Olioville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Olioville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Adams
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Effie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Effie is located in Wayne County
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• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
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• Summit
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Summit is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Genoa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Genoa is located in Wayne County
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• Glenwood ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenwood is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Gallup ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Lockwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
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• Prosperity
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prosperity is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Maynard ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Clifford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Ferguson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferguson is located in Wayne County
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• Savage Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Savage Branch is located in Boyd County (KY)
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