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 Soft Shell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Soft Shell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Soft Shell listed first.
- Vest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hindman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Lackey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Hueysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Dwarf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
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- Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- McDowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Minnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Langley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Sassafras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Alphoretta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Goodloe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
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- Stacy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Gapville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Jeremiah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smoot Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Hazard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dotson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Gypsy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Swampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Swampton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampton
- Viper
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Indian Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
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- Craftsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Ned
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
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 Soft Shell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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