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 Asher in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Asher. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Asher listed first.
- Hoskinston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Helton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Cutshin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hyden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brightshade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wallins Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Confluence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
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- Goose Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Evarts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Viper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Hazard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Creech
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Gays Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Walker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Callaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tanksley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tanksley is located in Clay County
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- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chavies
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ammie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ammie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammie
- Sassafras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Teges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeonroost
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
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 Asher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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