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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 Payne Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Payne Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Payne Gap listed first.

  • Pound
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
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  • Craftsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Craftsville is located in Letcher County
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  • Millstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Millstone is located in Letcher County
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  • Flat Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
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  • Beefhide
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Beefhide is located in Letcher County
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  • Sergent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sergent is located in Letcher County
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  • Deane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deane is located in Letcher County
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  • Whitesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dorton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oven Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
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  • Lipps
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lipps is located in Wise County (VA)
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  • Clintwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County (VA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
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  • Hall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hall is located in Knott County
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  • Smoot Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
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  • Hurricane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurricane is located in Wise County (VA)
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  • Ashcamp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashcamp is located in Pike County
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  • Pine Top
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Top is located in Knott County
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  • Jeremiah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Kings Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
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  • Lookout
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lookout is located in Pike County
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  • Roxana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Roxana is located in Letcher County
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  • Partridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Partridge is located in Letcher County
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  • Tacoma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tacoma is located in Wise County (VA)
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  • Beaver
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Beaver is located in Floyd County
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  • Stratton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Stratton is located in Dickenson County (VA)
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  • Tarpon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tarpon is located in Dickenson County (VA)
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  • Venters
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Venters is located in Pike County
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  • Robinson Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
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  • Indian Bottom
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Indian Bottom is located in Letcher 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 Payne Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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