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

  • Catlettsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Normal
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Normal is located in Boyd County
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  • Kenova
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
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  • North Kenova
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Kenova is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kenova
  • South Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cliffside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cliffside is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
  • Ceredo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ceredo is located in Wayne County (WV)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <2>
  • Sheridan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Burlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Savage Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Savage Branch is located in Boyd County
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  • Cannonsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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  • Sybene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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  • Ashland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Howell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Howell is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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  • Forestdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Forestdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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  • Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Summit is located in Boyd County
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  • Meads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Meads is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads
  • Coal Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Mavity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mavity is located in Boyd County
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  • Lockwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lockwood is located in Boyd County
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  • Princess
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Princess is located in Boyd County
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  • Rockwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rock Camp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rock Camp is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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  • Russell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coalton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Coalton is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
  • Hecla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hecla is located in Lawrence County (OH)
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  • Shoals
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shoals is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
  • Hodges
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
  • Huntington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ironton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <2>

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 Sandy Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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