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 Tar Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Tar Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Tar Hill listed first.
- Limp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - West Clifty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Big Clifty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Hardin Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Clarkson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Clarkson is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <3>
- Leitchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
- Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <3>
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Eveleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Grayson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Horntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Constantine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Higdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Black Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Peonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - White Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Buras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Duff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Stephensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensburg
- Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Howe Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- McDaniels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDaniels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- McDaniels is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDaniels <3>
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Millerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Custer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <3>
- Anneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Westview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Westview is located in Breckinridge 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 Tar Hill, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |