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 Bays in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bays. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bays listed first.
- Rousseau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Rock Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Hager
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hager is located in Magoffin County
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- Lee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
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- Hendricks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Lykins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lykins is located in Magoffin County
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- Gillmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gillmore is located in Wolfe County
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- Paxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paxton is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Caney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Caney is located in Morgan County
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- Elkatawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkatawa is located in Breathitt County
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- Sellars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sellars is located in Morgan County
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- Lost Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Swampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swampton is located in Magoffin County
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- Daysboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daysboro is located in Wolfe County
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- Lickburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lickburg is located in Magoffin County
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- Bloomington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Magoffin County
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- Hazel Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
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- Chenowee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Morgan County
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- Shoulderblade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
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- Gapville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
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- Gypsy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
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- Ivyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
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- Stillwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater is located in Wolfe County
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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 Bays, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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