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>
Bowl itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bowl, with the one closest to Bowl listed first.
- Doctors ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doctors is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
- Pioneer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Elk Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Helenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Isham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Isham is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- New River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Hughett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hughett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Robbins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Newcomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- LaFollette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <2>
- Jellico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Mill Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Red Ash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Whitman ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whitman is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Fincastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Lot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Saxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
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 Bowl, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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