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 Yerkes in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Yerkes. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Yerkes listed first.
- Confluence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Chavies
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gays Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Hyden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ned
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ned is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned
- Viper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viper is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viper
- Dwarf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stacy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crockettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crockettsville is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
- Cutshin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hoskinston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shoulderblade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderblade
- Quicksand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hindman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastian
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elkatawa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elkatawa is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkatawa
- Indian Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Bottom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bottom
- Chenowee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Copebranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jetts Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Teges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Yerkes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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