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 Oven Fork had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oven Fork, with the one closest to Oven Fork listed first.
- Whitesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Kings Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Partridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Sergent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smoot Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Linefork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Craftsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Roxana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Lipps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lipps is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Jeremiah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Pound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Big Stone Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hurricane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Beefhide
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Olinger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Olinger is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Tacoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County (VA)
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- Sassafras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coeburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clintwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Viper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
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 Oven Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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