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 Cumberland Gap had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cumberland Gap had a population of 487 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cumberland Gap, with the one closest to Cumberland Gap listed first.
- Harrogate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arthur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Bacchus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Duo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- Minkton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Minkton is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkton
- Cubage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cubage is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Wasioto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Goin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Head of Barren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ritchie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Callaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandlick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alanthus Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- New Prospect ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Little Barren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little Barren is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Flat Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
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 Cumberland Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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