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 Portsmouth in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Portsmouth. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Quicksand
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Lost Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rousseau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Elkatawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkatawa is located in Breathitt County
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- Frozen Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Shoulderblade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
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- Ned
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
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- Rock Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Stacy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Breathitt County
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- Copebranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Crockettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
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- Chavies
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
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- Jetts Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Athol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Gillmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gillmore is located in Wolfe County
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- Lee City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
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- Gays Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
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- Tallega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Dwarf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
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- Hendricks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Hager
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hager is located in Magoffin County
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- Monica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monica is located in Lee 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 Portsmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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