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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clay City had a population of 1,065 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clay City had a population of 1,087 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Waltersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Virden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Stanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosslyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Log Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knowlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rightangle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Mound is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mound
- Levee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sams is located in Estill County
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- Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kiddville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Fox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ruckerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ruckerville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckerville
- West Irvine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Irvine is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Irvine
- Irvine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thomson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thomson is located in Clark County
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- Hedges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- College Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Prewitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Patsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patsey is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsey
- Slade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Clay City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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