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 Watts in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watts. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watts listed first.
- Lost Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Ned
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
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- Quicksand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
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- Stacy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
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- Chavies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
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- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crockettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
- Elkatawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkatawa is located in Breathitt County
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- Shoulderblade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
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- Gays Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
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- Frozen Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Rousseau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
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- Chenowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
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- Confluence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
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- Dwarf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
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- Copebranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
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- Taulbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Jetts Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
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- Hazard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
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- Athol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Athol is located in Lee County
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- Paxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Breathitt County
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- Vest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tallega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
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- Sebastian
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
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- Monica
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monica is located in Lee County
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- Eversole
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eversole is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eversole
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 Watts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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