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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McDowell had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from McDowell, with the one closest to McDowell listed first.
- Minnie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
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- Raven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
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- Lackey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
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- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
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- Langley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
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- Hueysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alphoretta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
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- Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Knott County
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- Coal Run Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Robinson Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dwale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
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- Goodloe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Pine Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
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- Dorton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dotson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
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- Vest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hindman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
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- Zebulon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Gulnare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
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- Prestonsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beefhide
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
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- Lookout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
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- Bonanza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
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- Thomas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
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- Gapville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
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 McDowell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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