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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 Wild Cat in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wild Cat. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wild Cat listed first.

  • Tanksley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Tanksley is located in Clay County
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  • Ammie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ammie is located in Clay County
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  • Laurel Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
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  • Teges
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Teges is located in Clay County
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  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sidell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sidell is located in Clay County
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  • Sextons Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
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  • Burning Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Burning Springs is located in Clay County
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  • Big Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Clay County
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  • Goose Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Goose Rock is located in Clay County
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  • Sebastian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sebastian is located in Owsley County
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  • Pigeonroost
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
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  • Island City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Island City is located in Owsley County
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  • Conkling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Conkling is located in Owsley County
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  • Southfork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Southfork is located in Owsley County
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  • Maulden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Maulden is located in Jackson County
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  • Benge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Benge is located in Clay County
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  • Sturgeon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sturgeon is located in Owsley County
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  • Tyner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyner is located in Jackson County
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  • Larue
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Larue is located in Clay County
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  • Crawford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Crawford is located in Laurel County
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  • Marydell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marydell is located in Laurel County
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  • Brightshade
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Brightshade is located in Clay County
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  • Spring Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Creek is located in Clay County
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  • Eversole
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Eversole is located in Owsley County
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  • Welchburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Welchburg is located in Jackson 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 Wild Cat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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