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 Blue Moon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blue Moon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blue Moon listed first.
- Minnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alphoretta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Lackey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coal Run Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dwale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Hueysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Raven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodloe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prestonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zebulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Thomas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Dotson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Bonanza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Fishtrap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Gapville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- East Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dorton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beefhide
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Lookout
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Venters
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Gypsy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Blue Moon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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