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 Lawson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lawson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Frozen Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Elkatawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkatawa is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkatawa
- Chenowee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Athol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Copebranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Tallega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Shoulderblade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderblade
- Quicksand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Taulbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Monica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Monica is located in Lee County
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- Jetts Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Rock Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Campton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gillmore is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillmore
- Fincastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Stillwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Wolfe County
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- Saint Helens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
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- Rousseau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Daysboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Daysboro is located in Wolfe County
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- Hazel Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Beattyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Lawson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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