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 Wilson Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilson Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilson Gap listed first.
- Speedwell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stockville was located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Phebe was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- New Prospect ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant was located in Claiborne County
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- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Hollow was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Powells River ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powells River was located in Campbell County
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- Ray ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ray was located in Union County
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- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Clairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clairfield is also located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Girlton was located in Campbell County
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- Rule ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rule was located in Union County
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- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek was located in Union County
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- Loo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loo was located in Union County
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- Sharps Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boy was located in Campbell County
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- Little Barren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Barren is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Goin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goin is also located in Claiborne County
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- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forkvale was located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Sill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sill was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sill
- Big Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Barren is also located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- LaFollette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Agee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Agee was located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
- Sandlick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandlick is also located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Minkton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Minkton was located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkton
- Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Mountain was located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
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 Wilson Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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