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 Drift in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Drift. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Drift listed first.
- Minnie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- McDowell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lackey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Hueysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alphoretta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Dwale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Coal Run Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Goodloe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dotson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Robinson Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Prestonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Zebulon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Gulnare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Gapville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Hindman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Deane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Dorton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
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 Drift, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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