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 Thornton Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thornton Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thornton Gap listed first.
- Craftsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Deane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
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- Sergent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Millstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
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- Smoot Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Whitesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Knott County
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- Pine Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
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- Jeremiah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oven Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
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- Beefhide
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
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- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
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- Flat Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Indian Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
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- Pound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Dorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Knott County
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- Hindman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
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- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Linefork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Lipps
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lipps is located in Wise County (VA)
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- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- McDowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Thornton Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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