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 Relief had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Relief, with the one closest to Relief listed first.
- Redbush
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Ophir
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Skaggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Fuget
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Flatgap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Dingus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Martha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Elkfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Isonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Elamton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Oil Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Sip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Falcon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Newcombe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Barnetts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
- Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Magoffin County
- Lickburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Wilbur ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Fielden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Cherokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Sandy Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
- Little Sandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Prosperity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prosperity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Stephens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Redwine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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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 Relief, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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