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 in 1895, Soldier had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Soldier, with the one closest to Soldier listed first.
- Enterprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Carter County
- Jacobs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Gates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Lawton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Lawton is located in Carter County
- Elliottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Triplett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rodburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Olive Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Olive Hill is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
- Smoky Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smoky Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Morehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Morehead is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <4>
- Brady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Minor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Ordinary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Gimlet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Mountain Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Top. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Wyett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Stark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Counts Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Wesleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wesleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Blairs Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairs Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Blairs Mills is located in Morgan County
- The Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Grahn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Ryan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Ibex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Aden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Muses Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muses Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
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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 Soldier, 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |