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 Leighton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Leighton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Leighton listed first.
- Alumbaugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alumbaugh is located in Estill County
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- Wagersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Miller's Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Drip Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
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- Foxtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Patsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patsey is located in Estill County
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- Irvine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Irvine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Irvine is located in Estill County
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- Alcorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alcorn is located in Jackson County
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- Proctor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Proctor is located in Lee County
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- Beattyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Locust Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Travellers Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
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- Furnace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
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- Knowlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
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- Winston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
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- Kerby Knob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- McKee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgeon is located in Owsley County
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- Saint Helens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
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- Zachariah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Gray Hawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- Sams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sams is located in Estill County
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- Cat Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
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- Fox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Estill 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 Leighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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