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 Harris in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Harris. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Fincastle
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Saint Helens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monica
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monica is located in Lee County
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- Zachariah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Beattyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Lee County
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- Tallega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Campton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patsey is located in Estill County
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- Copebranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Slade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jetts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Stillwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater is located in Wolfe County
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- Frozen Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Paxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Breathitt County
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- Eversole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eversole is located in Owsley County
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- Shoulderblade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
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- Elkatawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkatawa is located in Breathitt County
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- Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Cat Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
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- Knowlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
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- Miller's Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
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- Travellers Rest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
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- Southfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
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- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Harris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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