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 Sylvester in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sylvester. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sylvester listed first.
- Pine Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Deane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Hindman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Jeremiah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smoot Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Vest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craftsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Sassafras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Lackey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Sergent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
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- McDowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
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- Minnie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
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- Hueysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roxana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Beefhide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
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- Dwarf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
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- Dorton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Langley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Viper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Viper is located in Perry County
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- Kings Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Oven Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
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 Sylvester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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