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 Wayland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wayland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
- Lackey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Raven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- McDowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Minnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Hueysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Alphoretta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alphoretta is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphoretta
- Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Vest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goodloe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Hindman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Dwale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Coal Run Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Dotson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Deane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Robinson Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gapville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Dorton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prestonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bonanza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Beefhide
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Gypsy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
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 Wayland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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