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 Sparks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sparks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sparks listed first.
- Patsey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Patsey is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsey
- Zachariah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zachariah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachariah
- Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Knowlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Cat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Slade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miller's Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Rosslyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Beattyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wagersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Saint Helens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irvine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alumbaugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alumbaugh is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumbaugh
- Campton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Irvine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Irvine is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Irvine
- Monica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monica is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
- Waltersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Drip Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drip Rock
- Tallega
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Sams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sams is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams
- Stillwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stillwater is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Virden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
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 Sparks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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