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 River Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of River Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to River Ridge listed first.
- Evarts
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harlan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baxter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Ely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ely is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Wallins Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Hagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hagan is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Helton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Creech
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Dryden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Cutshin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Linefork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Boons Path
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Olinger is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinger
- Partridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
- Van
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Van is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Blackwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
- Stickleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
- Kings Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Hoskinston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Roxana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Indian Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Ewing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Big Stone Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Viper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
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 River Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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