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 Laurel in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Laurel. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Laurel listed first.
- Cutshin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Evarts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Helton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoskinston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Linefork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Viper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Wallins Creek
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Hyden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Creech
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Hubbard Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Partridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Kings Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Roxana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Indian Bottom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Sassafras
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Hagan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hagan is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Ely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Jonesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dryden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Jeremiah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boons Path
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Olinger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olinger is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Confluence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
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 Laurel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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