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 Symbol in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Symbol. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Symbol listed first.
- Hazel Patch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Patch is located in Laurel County
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- Oakley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Laurel County
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- Peoples
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
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- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Bernstadt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Mullins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
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- Sinks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sinks is located in Rockcastle County
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- Moores Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moores Creek is located in Jackson County
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- Pine Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Rockcastle County
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- Bernstadt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
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- Cooksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cooksburg is located in Rockcastle County
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- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
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- McWhorter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McWhorter is located in Clay County
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- Annville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Orlando
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
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- Pongo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pongo is located in Rockcastle County
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- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maplesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
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- Goochland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goochland is located in Rockcastle County
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- Langnau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langnau is located in Laurel County
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- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Laurel County
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- Welchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Welchburg is located in Jackson County
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- Bloss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bloss is located in Rockcastle County
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- Larue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Benge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hansford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle 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 Symbol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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