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.
- McKee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Foxtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
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- Gray Hawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
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- Tyner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Maulden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maulden is located in Jackson County
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- Alcorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alcorn is located in Jackson County
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- Drip Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Drip Rock is located in Jackson County
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- Annville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Welchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Welchburg is located in Jackson County
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- Travellers Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
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- Alumbaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alumbaugh is located in Estill County
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- Kerby Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
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- Sturgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sturgeon is located in Owsley County
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- Locust Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
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- Clover Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clover Bottom is located in Jackson County
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- Wagersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
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- Peoples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Moores Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moores Creek is located in Jackson County
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- Island City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
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- Goochland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goochland is located in Rockcastle County
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- Cooksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
- Sextons Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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- Morrill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morrill is located in Jackson County
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- Greenmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Climax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
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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