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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whitesburg had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Whitesburg had a population of 1,813 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whitesburg, with the one closest to Whitesburg listed first.
- Smoot Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
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- Sergent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
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- Oven Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
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- Millstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
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- Craftsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
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- Kings Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
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- Jeremiah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
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- Flat Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
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- Partridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Partridge is located in Letcher County
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- Deane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
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- Indian Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
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- Linefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linefork is located in Letcher County
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- Pine Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
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- Lipps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lipps is located in Wise County (VA)
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- Pound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hall is located in Knott County
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- Beefhide
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
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- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Stone Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hurricane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County (VA)
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- Hindman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Viper
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Viper is located in Perry County
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- Raven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Knott County
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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 Whitesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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