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 Alva in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alva. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alva listed first.
- Creech
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Cubage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cubage is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boons Path
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Ewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wallins Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Hagan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hagan is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Callaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Harlan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Hubbard Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Wasioto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Evarts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrogate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Ritchie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Xenophon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Van
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Van is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Middlesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Bacchus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Sneedville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Alva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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