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 Alka in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alka. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alka listed first.
- Hurricane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Wise County
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- Coeburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Banner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Wise County
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- Tacoma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Stratton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Clintwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lipps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lipps is located in Wise County
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- Pound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
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- Virginia City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
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- John
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- John is located in Russell County
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- Aily
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
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- Flat Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County
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- Dungannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Clinch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
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- Bickley Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
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- Castlewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorado is located in Russell County
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- Bucu
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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- Counts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Counts is located in Russell County
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- Colley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colley is located in Dickenson County
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- Wood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wood is located in Scott County
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- Carterton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
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- Judge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Judge is located in Dickenson County
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- Beefhide
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beefhide
- Ashcamp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
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 Alka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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