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 Prater in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prater. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prater listed first.
- Olive Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Olive Hill is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <2>
- Counts Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Wesleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Mountain Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Smoky Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Grahn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Lawton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Carter County
- Aden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Smiths Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jacobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Gimlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Fultz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Charlotte Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Furnace
- Charlotte Furnace is located in Carter County
- Soldier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Rugless
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Stark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Grayson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <2>
- Pactolus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Tygarts Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tygarts Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Elliottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Ordinary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Ibex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Bruin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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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 Prater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |