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 Risner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Risner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Risner listed first.
- Goodloe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Dotson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
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- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Alphoretta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Hueysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dwale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Bonanza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
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- Gapville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
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- Lackey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
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- Prestonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gypsy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Minnie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- McDowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swampton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampton
- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
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- East Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ivyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Raven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
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- Vest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Run Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Thomas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
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- Oil Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
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- Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
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- Gulnare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
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- Falcon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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- Barnetts Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
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 Risner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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