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

• Effie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Effie is also located in Wayne County
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• Summit
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Fort Gay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Gay is also located in Wayne County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Louisa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
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• Walbridge ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Walbridge was located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Maynard ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maynard was located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Clifford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Genoa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Genoa is also located in Wayne County
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• Gallup ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gallup was located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Ferguson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ferguson is also located in Wayne County
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• Busseyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Busseyville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Dunlow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunlow is also located in Wayne County
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• Catalpa ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Catalpa was located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Echo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo is also located in Wayne County
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• Adams
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Adams is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Hubbardstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hubbardstown is also located in Wayne County
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• Fullers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fullers is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Georges Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Fallsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Richardson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Richardson is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Peach Orchard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• East Lynn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Lynn is also located in Wayne County
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• Irad ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Irad was located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Charley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Charley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Ulysses ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ulysses was located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Buchanan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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• Kiahsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kiahsville is also located in Wayne County
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