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 Orkney in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orkney. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orkney listed first.
- McDowell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Minnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Raven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Lackey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Hueysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Alphoretta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
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- Robinson Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
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- Coal Run Village
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Deane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Dorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Dwale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
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- Hindman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beefhide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Vest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lookout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Dotson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
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- Zebulon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Craftsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Venters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Gulnare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Prestonsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Orkney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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