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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 Lynch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lynch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lynch listed first.

  • Partridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Partridge is located in Letcher County
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  • Linefork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oven Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Roxana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Roxana is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
  • Olinger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Olinger is located in Lee County (VA)
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  • Big Stone Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Bottom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
  • Whitesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dryden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jeremiah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Flat Gap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
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  • Ely
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Lipps
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lipps is located in Wise County (VA)
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  • Sergent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Smoot Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
  • Evarts
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Millstone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Millstone is located in Letcher County
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  • Stickleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Craftsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Craftsville is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
  • Pattonsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pattonsville is located in Scott County (VA)
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  • Duffield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sassafras
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Viper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Viper is located in Perry County
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  • Natural Tunnel
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
  • Rye Cove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rye Cove is located in Scott County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
  • Duncan Mill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Duncan Mill is located in Scott County (VA)
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  • Pound
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deane
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Deane is located in Letcher County
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  • Cutshin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Lynch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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