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 Laura in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laura. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laura listed first.
- Rural
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Pilgrim
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Gulnare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Warfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stonecoal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Inez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zebulon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Coal Run Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Pinsonfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinsonfork is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinsonfork
- Dwale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Kimper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peach Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Prestonsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richardson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Clifford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- East Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alphoretta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Fishtrap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Dunlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
- Lowmansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
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 Laura, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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