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 Gatun in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gatun. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gatun listed first.
- Baxter
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harlan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evarts
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wallins Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Helton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Creech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Hagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hagan is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Hubbard Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Boons Path
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hoskinston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Callaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Cutshin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Cubage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cubage is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Jonesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ewing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ely
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Van
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Van is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Hyden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dryden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Alanthus Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Blackwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Linefork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Wasioto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Wheeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Brightshade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Walker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
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 Gatun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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