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 Melvin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Melvin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Melvin listed first.
- Beaver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- McDowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Deane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Beefhide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
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- Minnie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
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- Robinson Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Pine Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Lackey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Craftsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Lookout
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Hueysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
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- Langley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Pikeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Sergent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Venters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Smoot Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Alphoretta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Ashcamp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Hindman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fishtrap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
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 Melvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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