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 Fork in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Fork. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Fork listed first.
- Cutshin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
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- Hoskinston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
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- Helton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Viper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Viper is located in Perry County
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- Hyden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evarts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hazard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sassafras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
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- Confluence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
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- Roxana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
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- Indian Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
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- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
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- Wallins Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Kings Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
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- Partridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
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- Jeremiah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
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- Dwarf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
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- Creech
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
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- Chavies
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
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- Gays Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Hubbard Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Smoot Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Brightshade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
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 Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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