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 Elkhorn City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elkhorn City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elkhorn City listed first.
- Ashcamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Venters
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Tarpon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Mouthcard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouthcard
- Mouthcard is located in Pike County
- Fishtrap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Big Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Big Rock is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Colley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Clintwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
- Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <4>
- Robinson Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinson Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Dorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton
- Dorton is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorton <4>
- Kimper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Grundy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <4>
- Stratton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Aily
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Bee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
- Beefhide
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Paw Paw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Bucu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Davenport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Davenport is located in Buchanan County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
- Zebulon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Jamboree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Pinsonfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinsonfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
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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 Elkhorn City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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