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 Fork Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fork Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fork Ridge listed first.
- Middlesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesboro
- Middlesboro is located in Bell County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesboro <2>
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Cumberland Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Gap
- Cumberland Gap is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland Gap <2>
- Clairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County
- Harrogate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
- Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <2>
- Speedwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Speedwell is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedwell <2>
- Ingram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Goin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Minkton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Duo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Bacchus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - New Prospect ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- New Prospect is located in Union County
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Wasioto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Bell County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <2>
- Carpenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Stockville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Big Barren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Barren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Sandlick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Head of Barren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Head of Barren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- New Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
- New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <2>
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Little Barren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Little Barren is located in Union County
- Tazewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <2>
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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 Fork Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |