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 Rock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Rock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Rock listed first.
- Cutshin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Viper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Hoskinston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Helton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Evarts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hyden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linefork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Baxter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Indian Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
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- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harlan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Partridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Jeremiah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallins Creek
(18 miles [29 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
- Confluence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Smoot Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Dwarf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Creech
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Oven Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Big Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
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 Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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