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

  • Lookout
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lookout is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Venters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Venters is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
  • Ashcamp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashcamp is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
  • Dorton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Robinson Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
  • Beefhide
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beefhide is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
  • Fishtrap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fishtrap is located in Pike County
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  • Clintwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <2>
  • Tarpon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
  • Beaver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Pikeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mouthcard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mouthcard is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
  • Pound
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <2>
  • Kimper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimper is located in Pike County
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  • Coal Run Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Zebulon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Zebulon is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Stratton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stratton is located in Dickenson County (VA)
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  • Colley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Colley is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colley
  • Big Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
  • Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hall is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Deane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Deane is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
  • Craftsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Craftsville is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
  • Millstone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Millstone is located in Letcher County
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  • McDowell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Aily
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Aily is located in Dickenson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily

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 Big Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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