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 West Van Lear in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Van Lear. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Van Lear listed first.
- East Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Denver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnetts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Prestonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Oil Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Sip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sip is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sip
- Lowmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dotson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dotson is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Fuget
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dwale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Flatgap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Gypsy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodloe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilbur ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gapville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Inez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georges Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush
(14 miles [22.5 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 West Van Lear, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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