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 Van in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van listed first.
- Smoot Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Whitesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Roxana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Sergent
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Millstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Craftsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Oven Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
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- Deane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
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- Pine Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Linefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linefork
- Partridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Partridge 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
- Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Sassafras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hindman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beefhide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Lipps
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lipps is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipps
- Pound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Viper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Raven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Vest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dwarf
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Hazard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Van, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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