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 Nelson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nelson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Campton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Paxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Gillmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gillmore is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillmore
- Hazel Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Daysboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daysboro is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysboro
- Fincastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Frozen Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Lee City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
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- Maytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maytown is located in Morgan County
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- Zachariah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
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- Monica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monica is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
- Taulbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Sellars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sellars is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellars
- Pomeroyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pomeroyton is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroyton
- Tallega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Athol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Chenowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Elkatawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkatawa is located in Breathitt County
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- Rock Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Saint Helens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mize
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Ezel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ezel is located in Morgan County
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- Slade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copebranch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Wellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wellington is located in Menifee County
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- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan 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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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