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 Watergap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watergap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watergap listed first.
- Dwale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Prestonsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alphoretta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Goodloe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dotson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- East Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bonanza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Thomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Hueysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gulnare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Denver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Gypsy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gapville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Lackey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- McDowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coal Run Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ivyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Swampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Swampton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampton
- Barnetts Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Oil Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
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 Watergap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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