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 Balkan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Balkan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Balkan listed first.
- Callaway
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Cubage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cubage is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Wasioto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Creech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Wallins Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Pineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boons Path
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Cumberland Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Harrogate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Middlesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hagan is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Ingram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Alanthus Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Helton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Arthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Bacchus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Artemus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Hubbard Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
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 Balkan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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