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 May in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of May. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to May listed first.
- Pine Top
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
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- Deane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
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- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Knott County
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- Smoot Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Hindman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craftsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
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- Sergent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
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- Millstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
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- Raven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Knott County
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- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sassafras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
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- Vest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
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- Beefhide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
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- Lackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
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- Oven Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
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- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
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- McDowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
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- Dorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Minnie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
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- Hueysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dwarf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
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 May, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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