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 Sims Fork in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sims Fork. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sims Fork listed first.
- Callaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wasioto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cubage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cubage is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Ingram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallins Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Artemus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Creech
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Creech is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Brightshade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Girdler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barbourville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Helton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Bryants Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Middlesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baxter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Harrogate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ewing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Nest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Emanuel is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
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 Sims Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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