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 Riley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Riley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Riley listed first.
- Alanthus Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Yellow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Ritchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Xenophon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Bacchus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Duo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- New Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Sneedville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thorn Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Cubage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cubage is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Harrogate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Head of Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Lone Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Cumberland Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Tate Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
- Minkton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minkton is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkton
- Bean Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creech
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Bowen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Lee Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Middlesboro
(16 miles [25.7 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 Riley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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